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288 | Michael Tomasky: Why Progressive, Middle-Out Economics Will Succeed Neoliberalism

The Realignment

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Is the Labor Market Really Requires a College Degree?

There are a lot of jobs that just require a college degree for no particular reason other than employers like to have a union card to sort folks through. It almost seems like this meritocracy hangover folks are experiencing because the labor market really requires a college degree, but how much is that literally true and how much does it lean towards social construction? I don't think Democrats do a very good job convincing working-class voters that they care about those people says John Avlon.

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