Archive: Bernie Sanders

• WCP: Jobs and Medicare for All

  The idea of Medicare for All is gaining attention and support in American politics — so much that it’s now getting careful analysis of its benefits and costs. In Working-Class Perspectives this week, Jack Metzgar considers the most significant cost: jobs for workers in health care and the insurance industry. A better health plan, he argues, must be accompanied by a just transition policy for workers.

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Bernie Sanders, Health Care, Jack Metzgar, Job Displacement, John Russo, Medicare For All, Sherry Linkon, WCP, Working-Class Health, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: Trump, Sanders, and the Precariat

  Stagnant wages and the lack of quality jobs have led recent college graduates and middle-class workers to resent Wall Street, corporate leaders, and politicians for destroying their jobs and communi

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: 2016 Election, Bernie Sanders, Donald Trump, John Russo, Middle Class, Politics, Precariat, Sherry Linkon, WCP, Working Class, Working-Class Perspectives