SOLVED! SAMPLE! #38 - Keepin' it Class-y: How Class Structure and Wealth Inequality Keep Us Stuck

SOLVED! SAMPLE! #38 - Keepin' it Class-y: How Class Structure and Wealth Inequality Keep Us Stuck

Author: Best of the Left: Perspectives on Politics, Culture, and Economics April 21, 2026 Duration: 23:32

Air Date: 4-8-26

Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:

 

  • Ch. 1 - The history of the war on poverty in the U.S.
  • Ch. 2 - How the wealthiest 9.9% are keeping the rest of us down with their heads in the sand
  • Ch. 3 - The history and revival of the workers' education movement
  • SOLVED! BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm (Members Only!): How your class impacts your tastes.

 

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REFERENCES

How Inequality Was Redefined as "Poverty"—Letting Capitalism Off the Hook - The Nation

Talking of poverty: From the analytical to the political - Sage Journals

The 9.9 Percent is the New American Aristocracy - The Atlantic

To Build Working-Class Power, We Need a Workers' Education Movement - The Nation

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SOLVED! #37 - Solidarity Forever: Boycotts, Strikes, & the Labor Movement We Need

 

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