The American working class has long been deeply divided. A liberal and multicultural segment, about 40% of the total, aligns itself with professionals, educators, scientists, and entrepreneurs.

On the road, Bernie Sanders rallies crowds for his ‘working-class movement’© Jae C. Hong/AP Lawrence Herrera takes pictures at the "Fighting Oligarchy" event in Los Angeles on Saturday.© Jae ...

It’s time for the labor movement to lead in building a majority bloc of the working class against billionaire rule. Luis Feliz Leon is an associate editor and organizer at Labor Notes.

But working-class movements began to gather pace throughout the 19th century, gradually winning over some rights for these new urban workers — although universal suffrage for men in the United ...