Air Date: 4-8-26

Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss:

• Ch. 1 - The history of the war on poverty in the U.S.
• Ch. 2 - How the wealthiest 9.9% are keeping the rest of us down with their heads in the sand
• Ch. 3 - The history and revival of the workers' education movement
• SOLVED! BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm (Members Only!): How your class impacts your tastes.

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REFERENCES

How Inequality Was Redefined as "Poverty"—Letting Capitalism Off the Hook - The Nation

Talking of poverty: From the analytical to the political - Sage Journals

The 9.9 Percent is the New American Aristocracy - The Atlantic

To Build Working-Class Power, We Need a Workers' Education Movement - The Nation

BACKSTAGE

• Taste and Distinction: How Class Shapes What We Like - Thinking Sociologically

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