Working-class men in America? They’re struggling. Big time. Blue-collar towns are quieter now, their factories shuttered, union halls empty, and communities fraying at the seams. A decade ago, the ...

John Humphrys during a broadcast of Radio 4’s Today programme - Jeff Overs/Getty Images The BBC is a “dangerous place for a working-class man with a direct manner”. So says Gregg Wallace and maybe he ...

MANCHESTER, England — In the center of this industrial city in northern England, a memorial commemorates protesters killed here at a demonstration for workers' rights in 1819, in what became known as ...

Washington, D.C. — 93.6 million of America’s workers (60.7 percent of the labor force in 2023) are working class. A new Center for American Progress article updating previous CAP research offers key ...

Sophie Lively receives funding from the Economic and Social Research Council as part of the Northern Ireland and North East Doctoral Training Partnership. Young people involved in the panel have ...

The working class, a large majority of the workforce and its most racially and ethnically diverse group, faces low pay and higher unemployment. Many policymakers today claim to speak for the struggles ...