Archive: John Russo
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WCP: Working-Class Nostalgia
Many commentators in the US and the UK have attributed support for Donald Trump and Brexit to yearning for a return to an idealized past. In this week's Working Class Perspective, Tim Strangleman de
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WCP: Now Is the Time: Working-Class Studies in the Trump Era
After endless analyses and commentaries on the factors that propelled Donald Trump to the Presidency, it is time to prepare for the road ahead. In this week's post, Sherry Linkon provides a blueprin
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WCP: Hidden Anxieties of the White Working Class
To understand white working-class voters’ support for Trump, we have to consider not just their economic anxieties and political resentments, but also their cultural fears regarding the costs of elu
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WCP: Everyday Encounters: Antagonism in the Sharing Economy
Both workers and consumers are bearing the brunt of changes to contemporary service industry jobs caused by the advent of the sharing economy. In this week's Working-Class Perspective, Diane Negra a
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WCP: I, Daniel Blake and The Power of Working-Class Story Telling
Great films about the working class have the capacity to inspire political action as well as empathy. In this week's Working-Class Perspective, Sarah Attfield explains why I, Daniel Blake (2016) is
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WCP: Deindustrialisation, Deregulation, and Division: The Case of Shirebrook and Sports Direct
The prospect of revitalizing domestic manufacturing after decades of deindustrialization and outsourcing generates plenty of excitement. As some industrial work returns to the United States and Grea
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WCP: Engaging the Unreachables
Since the dust from this election settled, many have reflected on the extent of their own participation in the process. This Working-Class Perspective features Jack Metzgar expressing regret for not
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WCP: Trumped Up Charges Against Evangelicals
Despite the attention received by white working-class voters this election cycle, Evangelicals accounted for nearly half of Donald Trump's support. In this week's Working-Class Perspective, Ken Este
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WCP: Memo to the Next President: Don’t Forget the Working Class
As our nation chooses its next president, we leave behind one of the most contentious, ugly elections in recent history. In this week's Working-Class Perspective, Sherry Linkon makes the case that o
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WCP: It Is Rigged … and We Must Revolt
One of the most frequently heard claims in this election cycle is that the political system in the United States — and more recently the Presidential election itself — is rigged against ordinary Ame
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