Jack Metzgar

Jack Metzgar is a professor emeritus of Humanities at Roosevelt University. His recent book is Bridging the Divide: Working-Class Culture in a Middle-Class Society.

We must improve conditions, not just equalize opportunities

February 17, 2023 / Comments Off on We must improve conditions, not just equalize opportunities

Jack Metzgar on that thing we call upward mobility.

How big is the real working class? Bigger than you think

November 1, 2022 / Comments Off on How big is the real working class? Bigger than you think

Democrats aren’t as blind to working class interests as some pundits say. But they aren’t as attentive as they should be either.

Working-class Americans shouldn’t need four years of college to be paid more. They should just be paid more

April 26, 2022 / Comments Off on Working-class Americans shouldn’t need four years of college to be paid more. They should just be paid more

Biden is breaking from the conventional wisdom.