Labor and Occupy Wall Street: An Appraisal of the First Six Months
*We thank Dan Clawson, Eric Dirnbach, Mike McCarthy, Ruth Milkman, and Rob Murray for assistance with this article, and acknowledge
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Working-Class Culture
Beyond Generational Politics: Do Millennials Constitute a Political Category?
On March 1, 2018, the Pew Research Center issued two reports on generational demographics in the United States. The first
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Portrait of the Worker as a Black Woman
“The Sweat of Their Face: Portraying American Workers” National Portrait Gallery, The Smithsonian Nov. 3, 2017 through Sept. 3, 2018
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Portraying the Working-Class
NLF Highlights for February 19th Some of the best of what New Labor Forum has to offer comes in the form of
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White Working-Class Voters and the Future of Progressive Politics
In the aftermath of the 2016 election, there have been hundreds of reflections written on the behavior, attitudes, needs, and prospects of the “white working class,” a segment of the population that will prove vital to any progressive coalition that stands for both social and economic justice. But what do we mean by “white working class”?
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Marxism and Consumer Culture
Our obsession with the question of what sort of consciousness attaches itself most readily to the culture of consumption has paradoxically blinded us to the ways in which the ideal type of the American consumer has achieved a new level of uncontested sovereignty in the political rhetoric of our market culture.
Read MoreThe Working Poor: A Booming Demographic
Former 2012 GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum caught hell when he called President Obama a snob for wanting everyone to
Read MoreTHE WORKING CLASS IN EXILE Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class
Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class By Owen Jones Verso, 2011 Reviewed by James Rhodes In his 2011 book,
Read MoreFood Fight: The Politics of the Food Industry
The food movement has garnered much attention in the past decade and has been both lauded and derided for its
Read MoreThe Sigh of The Oppressed? Marxism and Religion in America Today
A 2008 survey by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life found that more than half of Americans rank
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