Democrats Have a Working-Class Voter Problem

Who really counts as ‘working class’? : It's Been a Minute

What does it mean to be ‘working class’? It’s a term that we hear often (especially around election time), but more specifically, who are we actually talking about? According to labor economist Kathryn Anne Edwards, host of the Optimist Economy podcast (@optimist_economy), the working class is a group of people who have the least amount of pay, benefits, and protections in the labor market. In this week’s episode of It’s Been a Minute, host Brittany Luse chats with Kathryn about what economists, politicians, and everyday people get wrong about the working class.Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.

Kudlow: A working-class party… without workers?

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Democrats Have a Working-Class Voter Problem

Who Is 'Authentically' Working Class?

A retired professor from an upwardly mobile working class background reflects on the meaning of class in the US.

Democrats have a working-class delusion —and the data proves it

Since 2016, when Donald Trump shattered the Democrats’ blue wall by winning working-class voters across the Midwest, a cottage industry has sprung up on the left dedicated to answering a single question: How can Democrats win back the working class?The answers come in different forms. Sometimes it is veteran Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, railing against “the oligarchs.” Or it’s Connecticut Sen. Chris Murphy, who after the 2024 election declared, …