Archive: 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

• WCP: Chasing Tax Cheats to Create Jobs: Why Don’t We Do That?

  Each year $400 billion in personal and business taxes are left uncollected due to inadequate enforcement capacity. Hiring more IRS auditors is both good policy and good politics, writes Jack Metzgar

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Economic Justice, Infrastructure, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Jack Metzgar, Jacob Hacker, John Russo, Paul Pierson, Sherry Linkon, Tax Justice, Tax Policy, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: Greyhound Racing in Australia: The Demise of a Working-Class Pastime (and Why That’s a Good Thing)

  In Australia, dog racing provides both entertainment and jobs to working-class people, yet the practice is also rife with cruelty and abuse. In this week's Working-Class Perspective, Sarah Attfield

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Animal Cruelty, Australia, Dog Racing, Great Britain, John Russo, Sarah Attfield, Sherry Linkon, United Kingdom, WCP, Working-Class Culture, Working-Class Perspectives

• WCP: Why Clinton Could Lose the Working Class in Ohio

  As the Republican National Convention wraps up in Cleveland, John Russo explores why Hillary Clinton could lose working-class voters in Ohio and what she would need to do in order to win. The piece 

  Category: Visiting Scholars Tags: Cleveland, Democrats, Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton, John Russo, Ohio, Presidential Election, Republicans, Sherry Linkon, WCP, Working-Class Perspectives, Working-Class Voters