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John Hinshaw (Lebanon, PA) is assistant professor of history at Lebanon Valley College, and the author of Steel and Steelworkers: Class Conflict and Race in Twentieth Century Pittsburgh.
Paul Le Blanc (Pittsburgh, PA) is professor of history at La Roche College and the author of many books on the labor movement, including A Short History of the U.S. Working Class. He is also the consulting editor for Humanity Books' Revolutionary Studies series.
Americans generally like to think of themselves as members of a "middle-class country". Yet even amidst a booming economy the living standard of most Americans is lower than it was a generation ago. Although the longest bull market in history has captured much attention in the media, the majority of Americans do not own any stock. And every newspaper has a lengthy business section devoted to the stock market, while none has a section dedicated to the interests of workers.