Listen to more stories on the Noa app. The idioms of a language—its jokes, expressions, and well-worn wordplay—are windows into its speakers’ values and points of view. In both French and ...

Smarsh’s ability to interweave stories — including aspects of her life — places her in the tradition of working-class journalism exemplified by Studs Terkel, Barbara Ehrenreich and others.

The running mate for Donald Trump showed in his 2016 memoir that he doesn't understand or respect the working class. The media should call him out on that.

The following are eight recent books worth reading about the lives of working class Americans as the 2024 election cycle enters its final phase. Another Word for Love: A Memoir Carvell Wallace.

American politics, Timothy Shenk quips in his newest book, Left Adrift, “used to be simple: Republicans were for business, Democrats for labor.” But since the 1970s, class dealignment—the ...

The working class have always produced ‘high’ culture – the middle classes just stole it. Whether it was writing great plays, poetry or creating musical masterpieces and art, it’s time to ...

As politicians worldwide scramble to appeal to working people, this city in northern England has a claim to be the birthplace of the very concept of the working class.

The rivalry of two men tells the story of how Democrats fumbled with their traditional base—and how they can win again. American politics, Timothy Shenk quips in his newest book, Left Adrift ...