# SOLVED! SAMPLE! #38 - Keepin' it Class-y: How Class Structure and Wealth Inequality Keep Us Stuck

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Published: 2026-04-20T21:00:00+00:00
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Air Date: 4-8-26 Today, Jay!, Amanda, Deon, and Erin discuss: Ch. 1 - The history of the war on poverty in the U.S. Ch. 2 - How the wealthiest 9.9% are keeping the rest of us down with their heads in the sand Ch. 3 - The history and revival of the workers' education movement SOLVED! BACKSTAGE: Beyond the Algorithm (Members Only!): How your class impacts your tastes. Leave us a message on our new system! FOLLOW US ON: YouTube (This episode premieres on YouTube on Friday - please subscribe and share!) REFERENCES How Inequality Was Redefined as "Poverty"—Letting Capitalism Off the Hook - The Nation Talking of poverty: From the analytical to the political - Sage Journals The 9.9 Percent is the New American Aristocracy - The Atlantic To Build Working-Class Power, We Need a Workers' Education Movement - The Nation BACKSTAGE Taste and Distinction: How Class Shapes What We Like - Thinking Sociologically EXTRAS: Best of the Left # 1780 - Cynicism Is a Scab: Hope, Solidarity, and the Labor Fight That Never Stopped BOOK: "We Do This Til We Free Us" by Mariame Kaba (Buying through this link supports indie book stores and this show!) SOLVED! #36 - Bribery Jazz: Corruption is the Water We Swim In SOLVED! #37 - Solidarity Forever: Boycotts, Strikes, & the Labor Movement We Need TAKE ACTION: MayDayStrong.org - May 1st - No Work. No School. No Shopping. Stop Trump's Wars REI Co-Op Members: Vote to Boycott Greeley Meatpacking Workers (UFCW Local 7R) Strike Fund No Kings - What's Next? One Million Rising Trainings In a blue state? Help stop ICE overreach How to Support Minneapolis Communities Free DC Project: FOR ALLIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY 5calls.org

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