Category Archives: Issues

Real Government Help for Working-Class People

Posted on August 6, 2018 by

When I graduated college in 1975, the U.S. was in the midst of a recession, and New York City was on the verge of bankruptcy.  As a student, I’d commuted to Herbert Lehman College in the Bronx from my parents’ … Continue reading →

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Black Working-Class Voices Doing It for Themselves

Posted on July 23, 2018 by

As a kid I didn’t expect to see myself reflected in a majority of the TV shows I saw or the  magazines and papers I read. It was the same for many children of immigrants in 90s UK. Even though … Continue reading →

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Iowa’s Next Election: Bridging the Urban-Rural and Class Divide

Posted on July 9, 2018 by

My home state of Iowa famously gave Barack Obama a convincing victory in the Democratic caucuses in 2008, the first triumph that launched a young U.S. senator from Illinois to become the first African-American president. Obama ultimately won two terms, … Continue reading →

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Working-Class Pride: Promise or Peril?

Posted on June 25, 2018 by

Pride in something seems to be a good thing to have. But pride can lead to prejudice. And it can also lead to displacement and erasure. For many, President Trump’s promise on Inauguration Day, that “From this moment on, it’s … Continue reading →

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This is Your Daughter’s Labor Movement

Posted on June 18, 2018 by

If there is going to be a revival of the U.S. labor movement, it’s likely that women are going to lead it. Women activists, especially young women of color, are doing much more than resuscitating traditional unions; they’re pushing boundaries … Continue reading →

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Relocating the Dream: Working-Class Housing as History and Spectacle

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

This week marks the beginning of the Venice Biennale – an internationally-acclaimed series of events and exhibitions showcasing the arts and architecture. However this year, one exhibition in particular has been met with a wave of campaigning and protest in … Continue reading →

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Class at the Forefront: 2018 Working-Class Studies Association Awards

Posted on May 28, 2018 by

Since the 2016 election, the working class has been repeatedly blamed in the news for electing Trump, though as many have argued, the issue of class is a far more complicated and often misunderstood category that defies such summary scapegoating. … Continue reading →

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