Appalachians in the Academy
The American public university is being destroyed, much as central Appalachia in many places was destroyed. It’s being stripped down and sold for parts. And the people in power do not care.
Tag: Working Class
Review: Class, Race and Marxism
Roediger asks us as readers to consider what privilege means in an era where everyone is struggling.
Cloaking the Poor: Reading and Representation in American Literature
The poor cannot be saved by respecting their cultural identity. What they need is money.
Trump: A Pecuniary Barbarian in a New Gilded Age
Underserving of merit in any other way, Donald Trump’s overweening emphasis on his financial success is an effective way to establish social dominance and gain power from individuals who consider wealth the ultimate “accomplishment.”
