Tag Archives: class activism

The Global Working Class Fights Back

Posted on December 17, 2018 by Working-Class Perspectives

2018 has seen many working-class people around the world standing up for their rights and pushing back against injustice and inequality. Some of these fights have made the mainstream news in western countries, but many have not. As we reflect … Continue reading →

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Classing the Resistance

Posted on April 3, 2017 by Working-Class Perspectives

One of the founding goals of new working-class studies was to counter the tendency for academic and political discussions to downplay class in favor of other aspects of identity and inequality. Most critical and public attention to cultural identity and … Continue reading →

Posted in Class at the Intersections, Contributors, Issues, John Russo, Sherry Linkon, Working-Class Politics | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Climate Change as a Class Issue

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Working-Class Perspectives

On a Monday morning a month ago I was sitting on the marble floor of the Squirrel Hill branch of PNC Bank in Pittsburgh, with a circle of activists protesting PNC’s financing of mountain-top removal (MTR) coal mining across Appalachia.  … Continue reading →

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