Why Luddites Are Fashionable Again
Today we call anyone with a flip phone a Luddite. But the term has radical origins.
Was Modernism Meant to Keep the Working Classes Out?
In the 19th century, more working class readers started partaking in contemporary fiction. Modernist literature, however, was specifically not for them.
Class and the Glass Ceiling
Feminism and "women's work" have looked very different for U.S. women depending on their class.
The Social Engineering of Affordable Housing
Pushes for affordable housing, and even social engineering be it Silicon Valley in 2016, or Toronto in 1912.
A Plan to Get the Poor to Eat Healthy Food—in the 1890s
Early efforts to get Americans to eat healthy food started with targeting poor citizens.
The Religious-Irreligious Divide in Working Class Chicago
The struggle for the standard eight-hour workday in Chicago was a bitter one.
Why Go to the Movies?
In 2014, attendance at the movies hit its lowest level in two decades.