Tag Archives: defining working class

Bringing Ourselves to Say “Working-Class”

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Christopher R Martin

Would it make a difference if this was called the Middle-Class Perspectives blog? Would the writers be discussing the same issues in the arts, in education, in politics, and the relationship between race, gender, and class if we were talking … Continue reading →

Posted in Christopher R. Martin, Class and the Media, Issues, Working-Class Politics | Tagged , , | 9 Comments

Fractions within the Working Class

Posted on March 13, 2017 by Working-Class Perspectives

This has been a rough year.  After the election, I reposted a few articles on my Facebook wall, as did so many of my friends, about the “working-class vote.”  Did the white working-class just elect Trump?  I didn’t think so, … Continue reading →

Posted in Contributors, Guest Bloggers, Issues, The Working Class and the Economy, Working-Class Politics | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments

The Incredibly Shrinking Working Class? The View from the “Professional” Bubble

Posted on June 24, 2013 by Working-Class Perspectives

In a semi-sympathetic article about unions organizing professional workers, a Chicago Tribune/Los Angeles Times reporter last month provided the following, colossally wrong, picture of American workers: “Professionals account for 62 percent of the U.S. workforce, up from 15 percent in … Continue reading →

Posted in Class and the Media, Contributors, Issues, Jack Metzgar | Tagged , , , , | 6 Comments