The College-Educated Working Class

April 4
19 mins

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Can a generation of graduates frustrated by their economic prospects change American labor politics?

By George Packer

From the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠April 2026 issue⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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