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There’s Room for Solidarity Between the Working Class and Progressive Professionals

Max and his brother Zak talk about meritocracy, work in the corporate world, and that feeling in your gut that most of what you do is pointless.

Maximillian Alvarez

(Illustration from EschCollection via Getty Images)

Maximillian Alvarez is editor-in-chief at the Real News Network and host of the podcast Working People, available at InThe​se​Times​.com. He is also the author of The Work of Living: Working People Talk About Their Lives and the Year the World Broke.

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