E267 - Mutiny of the College-Educated Worker w/ Noam Scheiber
Summary
Noam Scheiber discusses the rise of the "college-educated working class" in his new book, Mutiny, tracing how underemployment and debt have radicalized young graduates. The conversation explores how white-collar work is being industrialized through automation and consolidation, mirroring historical blue-collar trends. Scheiber and the hosts analyze the shift from workplace organizing to political activism, highlighting the surge in support for democratic socialist candidates among young college grads as a response to broken economic promises.
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