Tag Archives: working poor

Who is Shameless This Election Season? One TV Show’s Challenging Depiction of the Working Poor

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Working-Class Perspectives

  Since the 2016 Presidential race began, pundits have been scrambling to understand what is apparently the most inscrutable segment of the Trump voting bloc: disaffected white working-class middle-aged men who feel they have lost gender and race privileges along … Continue reading →

Posted in Class and the Media, Contributors, Guest Bloggers, Issues, Working-Class Culture | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Poverty and Precarious Work

Posted on September 4, 2016 by steeltownusa

Given that many working people are also poor, Labor Day is good time to talk about poverty in the United States. But in this election year, with so much with emphasis on jobs, we should look especially at the relationship … Continue reading →

Posted in Contributors, Issues, John Russo, The Working Class and the Economy | Tagged , , , | 7 Comments

Benefits Street, or the Road to Poverty

Posted on February 10, 2014 by Working-Class Perspectives

I got wet last Thursday, very wet.  I was standing on a picket line at my university outside the central administration protesting yet another below inflation wage offer. A one per cent pay raise will mean that my colleagues and … Continue reading →

Posted in Class and the Media, Contributors, Issues, The Working Class and the Economy, Tim Strangleman, Working-class politics | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

On Poverty, Policy, and Real People

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Working-Class Perspectives

When the latest report was released last September, the poverty rate in the U.S. stood at 13.2 percent, the highest rate in 11 years.  Given the recession, the increase shouldn’t surprise us, and we’ll probably see higher numbers when the … Continue reading →

Posted in Contributors, Issues, Sherry Linkon, The Working Class and the Economy | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments