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What does it mean to be \u2018working class\u2019?\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a term that we hear often (especially around election time), but more specifically, who are we actually talking about? According to labor economist Kathryn Anne Edwards, host of the Optimist Economy podcast (@optimist_economy), the working class is a group of people who have the least amount of pay, benefits, and protections in the labor market. In this week\u2019s episode of It\u2019s Been a Minute, host Brittany Luse chats with Kathryn about what economists, politicians, and everyday people get wrong about the working class.<\/p>\n

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What does it mean to be \u2018working class\u2019?\u00a0<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a term that we hear often (especially around election time), but more specifically, who are we actually talking about? According to labor economist Kathryn Anne Edwards<\/a>, host of the Optimist Economy<\/a> podcast (@optimist_economy<\/a>), the working class is a group of people who have the least amount of pay, benefits, and protections in the labor market. In this week\u2019s episode of It\u2019s Been a Minute, host Brittany Luse chats with Kathryn about what economists, politicians, and everyday people get wrong about the working class.<\/p>\n

Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show\u2019s perks include sponsor-free listening. 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