Who counts as “working class”?

Dozens of Harvard graduates, whose union is affiliated with the United Auto Workers, picket the Harvard Science Center on April 21, 2026. | John Tlumacki/Boston Globe via Getty Images The Democratic Socialists of America say they are fighting for “a government by, for, and of the working class.”  Yet the organization’s membership and candidates consist largely of educated professionals. As of 2021, 80 percent of DSA members over 25 were college-educated, while 28 percent earned more than…