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Money

Trying to survive on $8.25 an hour

December 13, 2013 by Ann Berlak and Nelson Myhand Leave a Comment

On Thursday December 5th in 130 cities across the country fast food workers walked off their jobs calling for $15 in wages and the right to form a union. In Oakland, CA, hundreds of supporters joined the action at a local McDonalds during the lunch rush hour, successfully interrupting business as usual. The crowd was […]

Filed Under: Corporate power, Labor movement, Money Tagged With: activism, corporations, greed, low-wage jobs, Minimum wage

Money is No Object: Over-representing the Upper Middle Class on TV?

September 30, 2013 by Lita Kurth 1 Comment

As a child, I recall watching The Brady Bunch. Wow, they were rich. Although they had a large family, it never seemed to impact their finances. They had money for bikes, vacations, really nice clothes, nice cars, a gleaming kitchen commanded by a servant, a huge house in an obviously nice neighborhood. Didn’t they also […]

Filed Under: Class in the Media, Money, Pop Culture Classism Tagged With: consumerism, upper-middle-class

Race and Class: The more we get together the stronger we are

May 31, 2013 by Nell Myhand Leave a Comment

Labor unions, welfare rights campaigns, and the fight for pay equity are historical struggles for justice that have impacted the shape of the wealth distribution in the last century. Each of those fights was strengthened and more effective as they became more inclusive of people of color. One of the most effective tools we have […]

Filed Under: Classism in Politics, Money, Politics and Class, Poverty, Race and Class Tagged With: race and class, racial wealth gap, racism

A classist comment from a feminist publisher

May 7, 2013 by Fisher Lavell 3 Comments

I wrote a paper on the classism I experienced as a poverty-class single mother in the feminist movement, and it was selected for inclusion in a prestigious anthology. When I asked the editor about payment for my chapter, she said that all proceeds from book sales would be contributed to a charity. “None of our […]

Filed Under: Classism in Diversity Work, Classism in Progressive Movement Groups, Gender Class Intersections, Money Tagged With: academia, classism

Need vs. Greed: Greed Wins

March 13, 2013 by Lita Kurth Leave a Comment

I’ve been interviewing people and carrying out research lately on housing affordability in San Jose, and what I’ve found has been both heartbreaking and enraging. In a city and area where housing is jaw-droppingly expensive, some of the wealthy exploit the poor, or worse, take for themselves public goods intended for the needy. Beginning my […]

Filed Under: Classism in Everyday Life, Classism in the Economy, Internalized classism, Money, Poverty Tagged With: affordable housing, homeless, immigrants, poverty

Cross-class College Interactions

October 15, 2012 by Lita Kurth 2 Comments

College, they tell us, is the great middle class-making machine. When I think back on my own cross-class interactions at college, I mostly feel gratitude for the worlds my wealthier friends opened up to me and the way they included and shared with me. My closer friends were solidly middle (including comfortable working-class) and upper […]

Filed Under: Class cultures, Class in Higher Education, Classism, Classism in Everyday Life, Cultural capital, First Generation College Students, Money, Poverty Tagged With: academia, debt, higher education affordability, middle class, online college, rich and poor, working class

Shame, School Lunch, and Passing

August 20, 2012 by Lita Kurth 8 Comments

When I was in sixth grade, my family was eligible for free school lunches. I attended a small country school, without much class diversity, mostly farmers, some without indoor toilets in their homes. Even so, when I gave my lunch ticket to the student appointed to collect them, I noticed and she noticed that there […]

Filed Under: Class and Disability, Class cultures, Classism among Kids, Classism in Everyday Life, Classism in K-12 Education, Classism in social services, Money, Poverty Tagged With: California Schools, charity, education, entitlement programs, Helping the Poor, kids, money, poverty, public school, public services, School Lunch Program, stigma

“Is This for a Rental?”

July 13, 2012 by Lita Kurth 2 Comments

Ever gone to a hardware store to buy a toilet, sink, or door and have the salesperson ask, “Is this for yourself, or for a rental?”? We all know that if it’s for ourselves, the owners of property, we’ll be wanting something nicer, better-made, more durable, more functional and often more efficient. If it’s for […]

Filed Under: Classism, Classism in Everyday Life, Classism in social services, Classism in the Economy, Money, Politics and Class, Poverty Tagged With: anti-smoking laws, class cultures, class discrimination, Class Matters, classism, home ownership, housing laws, kids, leases, low-wage jobs, owning class, renters, renters' rights, smoking, Working Class Studies Association

Ubuntu and The Self-Made Myth

March 15, 2012 by Jessica Morneault 3 Comments

We’ve all heard rags-to-riches stories about successful individuals who “pulled themselves up by the bootstraps.”  Certainly, many successful business people owe their good fortune to hard work and innovative thinking. But, to describe those people as “self-made” would be to dismiss a big piece of reality—the role of the commons. Would Bill Gates have enjoyed […]

Filed Under: Class cultures, Classist Corporations, Money, Politics and Class, Poverty Tagged With: blaming the victim, class cultures, owning class, privilege, super-rich

A haiku about money

January 30, 2012 by Pilar Gonzales 1 Comment

Piled high, folded neat I hear money call to me Pilar, save me … please

Filed Under: Money Tagged With: money

How Much is Enough?

December 6, 2011 by Jason Franklin 2 Comments

As we enter into the “season of giving,” it’s important to note that our decisions about how much to give are rooted in a deeper question of “how much is enough?” Yet many of us leave that underlying question unasked – acting based on general social norms related to wealth instead of finding an answer […]

Filed Under: Money, Philanthropy and Classism Tagged With: enough, giving, owning class, philanthropy

Speaking of human rights, how many violations have I encountered in my life?

October 13, 2011 by "Kitty Corey" 1 Comment

We never had enough food for all five children in our house and I don`t remember ever having an orange. My earliest memories are of a drunken father beating my mother and then in turn my mother yelling at me that I was ugly and I had the ugliest disposition she ever saw. After my […]

Filed Under: Classism in Everyday Life, Classism in social services, Gender Class Intersections, Money, Poverty Tagged With: bullying, human rights, low-wage jobs, poverty, welfare

Misconception of debt

July 21, 2011 by Emily Loftis 10 Comments

Like many college students, I recently took out my first loan for college. Although not a significant amount, it was still more than I’ve ever had in my own personal bank account. My loan was the first money I’ve ever borrowed; I don’t even own a credit card. Unlike my mother, who is already worried […]

Filed Under: Class in Higher Education, Classism in Everyday Life, Classism in the Economy, Money Tagged With: debt, self-esteem, student loans

I Love Money

July 6, 2011 by CatherineOrland 2 Comments

Recently, my partner, who was raised working class, called me out about an emotional block I have around money. He said, “As long as you hold onto the idea that money is dirty and evil, you will never hope to make any of it.” He encouraged me to repeat after him “I love money”. The […]

Filed Under: Classism in Everyday Life, Money Tagged With: dealing with privilege, money, owning class

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