The Making of the U.S. Working Class

Abstract

What do we mean by working class? Anyone who is inclined to use that term obviously has in mind an immense mass of people—in fact, most of the people of the country. But at first glance the divisions among these tens of millions seem more important than anything that can unify them under a single heading.This article can also be found at the Monthly Review website, where most recent articles are published in full.Click here to purchase a PDF version of this article at the Monthly Review website.