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Occupy Movement

Who represents the working class?

June 25, 2012 by Maynard Seider Leave a Comment

There was a time when if one asked, ‘Who represents the working class?’,  a reasonable answer would have been the Democratic Party.  But since Jimmy Carter that party has moved to the right, supports so-called Free Trade, champions legislation that fosters financial speculation, has forgotten the poor as a group worthy of aid,  and goes […]

Filed Under: Labor movement, Politics and Class Tagged With: immigrants, middle class, Occupy Movement, teachers unions, unions, working class

The 99% Gets A Break Down

March 15, 2012 by Daniel Hunter

This last weekend I was asked to do a training on class for a group of Occupy activists in upstate New York. I was delighted, thrilled — and then terribly nervous. Why? Well, I love the 99% framework. But when it comes to getting deeper in class, it’s a little … uhm… conflating. I worried […]

Filed Under: #Occupy, Poverty Tagged With: Occupy Movement, social movements

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