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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, IA, last week.

What Separates Sanders From Warren (and Everybody Else)

Conor Lynch / Truthdig Jan 16, 2020 When it comes to class consciousness, most Americans are clueless, Democrats included. Sanders has made it the centerpiece of his campaign. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

C. Wright Mills Understood Why We’re So Lame

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 19, 2014 In the 1950s, as the United States transitioned from a factory- to an office-based economy, the sociologist perceived that "if you wanted to find out what was wrong with American society and politics, you had to look to the white-collar worker," writes Nikil Saval in The Chronicle of Higher Education. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Why Are Wages Low? Blame Workers for Not Knowing They Are, in Fact, Workers

BLANK Jan 1, 2014 The anti-union movement won the battle of self-perception. Union-friendly blue-collar workers have been supplanted by white-collar office drones who don't see themselves as candidates for unionization because they don't really see themselves as workers, author Edward McClelland argues. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

A Tribute to One of Occupy’s Intellectual Predecessors

By Peter Dreier, Truthout Feb 29, 2012 C. Wright Mills, the radical Columbia University sociologist who died 50 years ago at age 45, warned that America was becoming a nation of "cheerful robots," corrupted by an economic elite and heading toward a third world war. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Balls and Chains

Mr. Fish / Truthdig May 24, 2010 Dig deeper

Bush Rallies His Base

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig May 26, 2006 Dig deeper