Archive:General Motors

• WCP: Blaming Workers Again

  When GM announced in November that it planned to close five plants in the United States and Canada, many were quick to point the finger at those who will suffer the consequences: the workers. Why hadn’t they planned better? Gone to college? Moved to a different city? Voted differently? Made even more concessions with their union? In this week’s Working-Class Perspective, John Russo and Sherry Linkon explain why these ideas are wrong and why they matter.

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Amy Goldstein, Deindustrialization, General Motors, John Russo, Rust Belt, Sherry Linkon, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives

• KI Fellow Amy Goldstein Discusses “Janesville: an American Story”

  One day after the release of her new book, Janesville: an American Story, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and KI Practitioner Fellow Amy Goldstein returned to campus for an intimate discussion with Dr. Sherry Linkon and members of the Georgetown community.

  Categories: Events, Practitioner Fellows Tags: Amy Goldstein, Books, Events, General Motors, Janesville, Literature, New York Times, Practitioner Fellows, Sherry Linkon, White Working Class, Working Class