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The Working Class and Democracy in America

Just weeks before the 2026 midterm elections, join Vanderbilt University’s Center for Global Democracy for a timely conversation about working-class Americans and their role in U.S. democracy.

How are working-class Americans and their interests being represented in politics today? How have political parties and candidates responded to their demands? And how might recent shifts in class politics shape the midterms and the road to 2028?

A distinguished group of leaders from academia, policy, and public life will explore how class is reshaping American politics and what these changes mean for the future of U.S. democracy.