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  • Democracy & Government
    Populist Plutocracy and the Future of America
    December 18, 2017
    | Nouriel Roubini
    Trump 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?
  • Environment
    A Buffalo Suburb Ends Its Dependence on Coal
    July 19, 2017
    | Elizabeth McGowan
    A small town’s inclusive and equitable template for other blue-collar towns facing the loss of dirty energy jobs and other polluting industries.
  • Democracy & Government
    It's Not How Many They Are But Where They Are Many
    June 5, 2017
    | Tom Sullivan
    Geography matters. And unlike some other groups in the Democrats' coalition, white working-class voters go to the polls regularly.
  • Society
    Obama Tells the Truth About Race, and the Right Explodes
    December 22, 2015
    | Joan Walsh
    And people wonder why he doesn’t talk more about race relations.
  • The New Temp Economy
    September 2, 2013
    | Guest Contributor
    Low-wage, temporary work is becoming a new normal in post-recession America, and today's temp workers are no longer in it temporarily.
  • Losing Hope in Detroit
    May 30, 2013
    | Greg Kaufmann
    Despite the 'get Americans back to work' rhetoric in Washington, job-training programs in Michigan are being squeezed by sequestration.
  • Everyone Only Wants Temps
    July 19, 2012
    | Gabriel Thompson
    A reporter's personal account shows how blue collar temp agencies are taking advantage of both the market and their own workers.
  • The Battle for an American "Living Wage"
    June 13, 2008
    | Theresa Riley and BillMoyers.com Staff
    Bill talks with author Holly Sklar about the battle for a "living wage” in America.


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