- December 18, 2017Trump has consistently sold out the blue-collar, socially conservative whites who brought him to power, while pursuing policies to enrich his fellow plutocrats. What might he do to keep the "base" on his side?
- July 19, 2017A small town’s inclusive and equitable template for other blue-collar towns facing the loss of dirty energy jobs and other polluting industries.
- June 5, 2017Geography matters. And unlike some other groups in the Democrats' coalition, white working-class voters go to the polls regularly.
- December 22, 2015And people wonder why he doesn’t talk more about race relations.
- September 2, 2013Low-wage, temporary work is becoming a new normal in post-recession America, and today's temp workers are no longer in it temporarily.
- May 30, 2013Despite the 'get Americans back to work' rhetoric in Washington, job-training programs in Michigan are being squeezed by sequestration.
- July 19, 2012A reporter's personal account shows how blue collar temp agencies are taking advantage of both the market and their own workers.
- June 13, 2008Bill talks with author Holly Sklar about the battle for a "living wage” in America.