Category Archives: The Working Class and the Economy

En Guerre: Populism and a Plant Closing in France

Posted on October 28, 2019 by

Stéphane Brizé’s En Guerre (At War), released in France in 2018 and in the United States this July, tells the story a car factory closing in Agen, a small company town in the southwest of France.  In this grim and … Continue reading →

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A New Era in Deindustrialization Studies?

Posted on September 30, 2019 by

Brexit, the election of Donald Trump as US President, and the rise of right-wing populism in Europe, have refocused attention on the connections between political events and deindustrialized working-class communities. Deindustrialization first emerged as an explanatory framework for the wrenching … Continue reading →

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The News Media’s Blind Spots Covering the Working Class

Posted on September 23, 2019 by

At midnight on Sept. 15, 49,000 UAW-GM workers walked out on strike at locations across the country, a day after their 2015 collective bargaining contract with General Motors expired and the union declined to extend the provisions of the agreement. … Continue reading →

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Is ‘Doing Your Best’ Ever Enough When You Are Working Class?

Posted on June 23, 2019 by

In 2016, I wrote about how Ken Loach’s film I, Daniel Blake illustrated the impact of the draconian British welfare system on working-class people. Watching that film was a visceral experience, so much so that I still can’t bring myself … Continue reading →

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Across the Border: Teaching Service-Learning as Labor Activism

Posted on June 17, 2019 by

Summer is already in full swing and with that comes the promise of fresh, local produce available at community-supported agricultural (CSA) farms and farmers’ markets. North Carolina, ranked as the leading producer of tobacco and sweet potatoes according to the … Continue reading →

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Talking Class and Race at the Same Time

Posted on June 10, 2019 by

Most progressive policies have the potential of unifying people around class interests, but a convention in talking about these things often seems to purposely lean against pointing that out. Cory Booker’s baby bonds, all versions of Medicare for All, and … Continue reading →

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Mexican Workers Pay the Cost of the Immigration Crackdown

Posted on June 3, 2019 by

The crackdown on illegal immigration at the southern border and the increase in deportations are taking a toll on Mexican workers in the United States and Mexico. While strict immigration policy is not a new phenomenon, Trump’s hardline anti-immigration policies … Continue reading →

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