White Collar Workers are Radicalizing with Noam Scheiber

About this episode

Adam Conover talks with Noam Scheiber about the changing value of college degrees and the political shift among college-educated workers.

For nearly two decades, prospects for college graduates have been dwindling. The worth of a degree has suffered greatly, and it’s become increasingly clear that college grads suffer many of the same hardships as those seeking employment without degrees. With this change, there’s been a push to the left as well as a new level of organization in industries that previously had been without unions. This week, Adam talks to New York Times reporter Noam Scheiber, author of Mutiny: The Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class, about the shift in value of the college degree and the shift in values of the college-educated. Find Noam's book at factuallypod.com/books Download Cash App Today: https://capl.onelink.me/vFut/2vjj5nrh #CashAppPod. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. See terms and conditions at https://cash.app/legal/us/en-us/card-agreement. Discounts and promotions provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit http://cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. -- SUPPORT THE SHOW ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/adamconover SEE…

People in this episode

Host: Adam Conover

Guest: Noam Scheiber

Topics covered

• college graduates
• value of a degree
• labor organization
• political shift
• unionization
• working class

Keywords

• college graduates
• labor unions
• political left
• working class
• Noam Scheiber
• Mutiny
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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Times, Headgum

Books & works: Mutiny: The Rise and Revolt of the College-Educated Working Class

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