Archive: Ken Estey
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WCP: Class and Water: Climate-Charged Displacement
Climate change threatens all of us, but it is already having -- and will continue to have -- especially powerful effects on working-class people and communities. In Working-Class Perspectives this we
Categories: News, Working-Class Perspectives
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WCP: Infrastructure “Deal”? No Deal for Workers and the Climate
Last week, President Joe Biden announced that "We have a deal" on an infrastructure bill. In Working-Class Perspectives this week, Ken Estey argues that some groups got what they wanted in that deal,
Categories: News, Working-Class Perspectives
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WCP: Outage Outrage: Class and the Power Grid
A deep freeze in Texas brought widespread power outages, water shortages, damage to many homes, and plenty of outrage. While the cold snap might not have been expected, the problems reflect decisions
Categories: News, Working-Class Perspectives
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WCP: What Can Workers Expect from Amy Coney Barrett?
Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States poses a difficult question: does her faith commitment as a Roman Catholic preclude an interpretation of the law that is responsive to concerns of the working class?
Category: News
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WCP: Class and the Dignity of Work
In January, Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown kicked off his “Dignity of Work” tour through states that will play key roles in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Working-Class Pride: Promise or Peril?
Unions, theologians, and many cultural icons have sought to portray working-class jobs as a source of pride, but that pride has often been turned into a weapon. In this week's Working-Class Perspectiv
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Billy Graham and the Evangelical Origins of Organized Labor
Evangelicals and labor unions find themselves on opposite sides of the U.S. political spectrum, but it wasn’t always that way. In this week’s Working-Class Perspective, Ken Estey reflects on Billy Graham’s outreach to working-class people and his understanding that the labor movement had roots in 18th century religious revivals.
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Calling Luther to a Labor Ethic
On the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s nailing of 95 theses on the door of a church in Wittenberg, Germany, we contemplate the relevance of religious history on today’s working-class issues. Ken Estey explores the link between Luther’s claim for the spiritual equality of all people and the so-called Protestant work ethic, arguing for a new ethic to address labor the exploitation of labor in the spirit of Luther’s calls for reform.
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Religious Liberty (Not) For All
Religious freedom claims have significant deference in the U.S. legal system, and they have increasingly come into conflict with the rights of workers. In this week’s Working-Class Perspective, Ken Estey warns that a failure to balance religious liberty with public welfare undermines the common good.
Category: Visiting Scholars
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WCP: Neil Gorsuch and Religious Liberty: Class Dismissed
Neil Gorsuch was nominated to be a Supreme Court Justice largely because of his concern for religious liberty. Yet as Ken Estey explains in this week's Working-Class Perspective, Gorsuch has priorit
Category: Visiting Scholars