Category Archives: The Working Class and the Economy

Poverty and Precarious Work

Posted on September 4, 2016 by

Given that many working people are also poor, Labor Day is good time to talk about poverty in the United States. But in this election year, with so much with emphasis on jobs, we should look especially at the relationship … Continue reading →

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Defending the Working Class from Financial Abuse

Posted on July 11, 2016 by

For decades Wall Street’s big banks and the financial services industry have used—and abused–the judicial system to hammer working-class families and erode the American Dream. Left virtually defenseless because they could not afford to hire attorneys to fight back, millions … Continue reading →

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A Working-Class Brexit

Posted on June 27, 2016 by

I woke up Friday morning to the news that my country decided that it no longer wants to be part of the European Union. With a large turnout of 72% of the eligible electorate, the vote went 51.9% in favour … Continue reading →

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The Limits to Entrepreneurship: Why Innovation Won’t Solve Poverty

Posted on June 20, 2016 by

“Entrepreneurship” generates big buzz and the cacophony is enormously positive. Legions of leaders, organizations, and politicians promote entrepreneurship as an alternative pathway to a better life for the poor, disconnected, and left behind.  For example, Steve Case, who made a … Continue reading →

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Health Class

Posted on June 13, 2016 by

Late last year, economists Anne Case and Angus Deaton published a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science documenting the rising morbidity and mortality in mid-life white men and women in America, especially for those with a … Continue reading →

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Now They Get It: Health, Class, and Economic Restructuring

Posted on February 29, 2016 by

In the past few months, many commentators have responded to a recent study that shows increasing death rates among middle-aged white Americans. Some have suggested that the increase is the consequence of material poverty resulting from economic restructuring and the … Continue reading →

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Losing More than a Paycheck: Race and Class Conflict in Two New Plays

Posted on February 22, 2016 by

We often think of deindustrialization as a phenomenon of the 1970s and 80s, but, as the recent announcement of the closing of the Carrier factory in Indiana reminds us, plants continue to downsize and close, and industrial workers continue to … Continue reading →

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