Dossier
working-class
Coverage of working-class in the Nexus archive.
- I was ashamed of my $100,000 debt. When I finally told my friends, they helped me come up with a plan.
A single mother with $100,000 in medical debt overcame shame by discussing her financial struggles with friends, who helped her create a plan. Her upbringing in a working-class family that avoided discussing poverty shaped her initial reluctance to seek support.
- What’s the next Platner surprise, electing vets to fight polarization and other commentary
Graham Platner was portrayed as an antiwar Marine during the Iraq War, a hardscrabble oysterman, and a working-class straight talker. National Review’s Jeffrey Blehar criticizes this portrayal as misleading to Mainers and the national media.