class struggle
Breaking the class ceiling: New books challenge the meritocracy trap
November 6, 2019Often times, it’s the lucky breaks that already advantaged people enjoy that allow them to achieve even more success.
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Class struggle in its Prime: Amazon’s scheme to buy Seattle election
October 31, 2019Like the 1919 General Strike and the 1999 WTO protests, the latest battle in Seattle shows this place is still ground zero for the class struggle.
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Living and dying on the factory floor: Class and race at work
October 17, 2019David Ranney says "rather than rant at people about class and race, we should realize that when class” comes to the fore, and workers unite as a class against bosses, “racism can go away.”
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To find Trump’s real base of support, just follow the money
October 9, 2019The press treats the overwhelmingly white, working-class audiences at Trump’s rallies as his “base.” But the anonymous wealthy donors in California have a far better claim to be the base that he serves.
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Behind Britain’s Brexit mess: A push to destroy workers’ rights
September 11, 2019Labor and the left say the European Union is no guarantor of democracy and workers’ rights.
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