Jacobin on MSNOpinion

Class dealignment hasn’t gone away

Working-class voters may be having second thoughts about MAGA, but they’re still abandoning the Democratic Party. Democrats’ ...
The American Prospect

Working-Class Heroes

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani at the Caribbean Day Parade, September 1, 2025. Credit: Andrea Renault/STAR MAX/IPx 2025 A number of progressive groups close to the Democratic Party and ...
The New York Times

In the Battle for Congress, Working-Class Democrats Try a Hardscrabble Pitch

A new crop of candidates has turned away from the aspirational “American dream” message of campaigns past and is leaning into how difficult life can be for working people — including them. By Annie ...
The Atlantic

The Wrong Way to Win Back the Working Class

Sign up for Trump’s Return, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump presidency. In its period of exile, the Democratic Party has a lot of decisions to ...
The New York Times

How Can Democrats Win Back the Working Class?

Can Economic Populism Save the Democratic Party? Jared Abbott, the director of the Center for Working-Class Politics, discusses what it would take for Democrats to better appeal to working-class ...