Archive: John Russo

• WCP: The Extraordinary Ordinary Working Class

  What does the return of the phrase "working class" in public discourse, particularly from right-wing politicians, suggest about the state of the economy, politics, and class in Great Britain? Tim St

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Great Britain, John Russo, Politics, Sherry Linkon, Theresa May, Tim Strangleman, United Kingdom, WCP, Working Class, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: Shakespeare and Working-Class Students: The Value of Irrelevance

  Many first-generation students attend college to get out of the "working class" both economically and culturally. In this week's Working-Class Perspective, Tim Francisco warns that prioritizing job

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Class, Higher education, Job readiness, John Russo, Mobility, Sherry Linkon, students, Teaching, Tim Francisco, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: Fighting the Money Mongers

  As we learned from the Wells Fargo scandal, banks have the capacity to rob poor and working-class people. Consumers have little recourse when this occurs because they cannot afford the legal costs o

  Categories: Bargaining for the Common Good, Visiting Scholars Tags: Arbitration, Banking, Bargaining for the Common Good, Big Banks, Finance, John Russo, Marc Dann, Ohio, Payday lending, Sherry Linkon, WCP, Wells Fargo, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: Who is Shameless This Election Season? One TV Show’s Challenging Depiction of the Working Poor

  This election season has brought a renewed focus on the white working class that has manifested in books that engage this typically neglected demographic. This week, Georgetown professor Pamela Fox

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: John Russo, Pamela Fox, Shameless, Sherry Linkon, Stereotypes, WCP, White Working Class, Working Poor, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: White Trash, Hillbillies, and Middle-Class Stereotypes

  Why is it that every U.S. presidential election brings a renewed focus on the white working class? Two new books that shed light on this otherwise neglected demographic - White Trash: The 400-Year U

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Hillbilly Elegy, Jack Metzgar, JD Vance, John Russo, Nancy Isenberg, Poverty, Sherry Linkon, Stereotypes, WCP, White Trash, White Working Class, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: Solidarity, Not Division: Understanding London’s East End

  There is a troubling stereotype that has gained hold on either side of the Atlantic that portrays working-class people as racist and resentful. Many commentators have incorrectly attributed the woes

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: East End, Gentrification, Great Britain, Immigration, John Russo, London, Sarah Attfield, Sherry Linkon, WCP, White Working Class, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: Poverty and Precarious Work

  Over the Labor Day weekend we celebrated workers and unions, but work itself is becoming increasingly precarious. In this week's Working-Class Perspective, John Russo argues that we should examine t

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Gig Economy, John Russo, Labor day, Neoliberalism, Poverty, Precarity, Sherry Linkon, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: Why Evangelicals Matter to the Labor Movement

  As we approach Labor Day, religious groups will likely issue statements celebrating the inherent dignity of work. In this week's Working-Class Perspective post, Ken Estey explores the relationship b

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: American Evangelicals, Evangelicals, Faith, John Russo, Ken Estey, Labor day, Religion, Sherry Linkon, Theology of Work, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: Some Silver Linings for the Working Class in British Politics?

  At first glance, the outlook for British progressives is dim. Nevertheless, offering this week's Working-Class Perspective, Tim Strangleman sees some signs of hope for the future of working-class peo

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Great Britain, Jeremy Corbyn, John Russo, Labour Party, Sherry Linkon, Tim Strangleman, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: The Education Campaign: Addressing Inequality through Teaching and Learning?

  Many Americans believe education is the cure for our nation's ills, but the Presidential candidates have been mostly quiet on the issue. In this week's Working-Class Perspectives post, Sherry Linkon

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: CAP, Center for American Progress, Economic Inequality, Education, Inequality, John Russo, Racial Inequality, Sherry Linkon, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives