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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 a writer and editor based in Baltimore and the host of Working People, ​“a podcast by, for, and about the working class today.” His work has been featured in venues like In These Times, The Nation, The Baffler, Current Affairs, and The New Republic.

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