Proletarian Drag: The Problem with Working Class Self-ID

From Springsteen’s blue-collar ballads to Fetterman’s hoodie aesthetic to Starmer’s "toolmaker dad," when class is aestheticized, it becomes a brand—a hoodie here, a story of "humble beginnings" there.

The result? More identity politics that sideline the working class as a collective force for change.

Join us for a critical discussion on problems with working-class self-ID and what how we get get back to working class politics focused on the political economy.