Gabriel Winant on Barbara Ehrenreich and the Changing Nature of Class

Please support our Patreon.  For early and ad-free episodes, members-only content, and more.Gabriel Winant is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Chicago. His writing about work, inequality, and capitalism in modern America has appeared in The Nation, the New Republic, Dissent, and n+1.  We discuss the legacy of Barbara Ehrenreich, the development of her concept of the PMC, uses and abuses of the concept, critiques of its relevance, and the specific ways class relationships changed. We reference the following articles: https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674292192https://www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/online-only/on-barbara-ehrenreich/https://www.promarket.org/2021/12/05/amnerican-manufacturing-decline-healthcare-working-class-deindustrialization/Crew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip  ( @aufhebenkultur )Branding Design: Djene Bajalan and C. Derick VarnIntro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Videos Design: Jason Myles, Dejene Balajan Support the showCrew:Host: C. Derick VarnAudio Producer: Paul Channel Strip ( @aufhebenkultur )Intro and Outro Music by Bitter Lake.Intro Video Design: Jason MylesArt Design: Corn and C. Derick VarnLinks and Social Media:twitter: @skepoetYou can find the additional streams on Youtube