Archive:Politics
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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: On Race, Class, and Two Referendums in Richmond
With Republicans at the helm in the Capitol, the labor movement must turn to state and local initiatives to advance a progressive agenda. In this week's Working-Class Perspective, Steve Early points
Category: Visiting Scholars
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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
Category: Visiting Scholars
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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
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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