Gwen Frisbie-Fulton

Gwen Frisbie-Fulton is a writer and organizer based in North Carolina who works for the Addition Project. She writes about organizing and working-class issues for Working Class Stories on Substack.

Public goods like housing, healthcare, and education are under an unprecedented assault by private interests.

From Urban Housing to Rural Nursing Homes, the Working-Class Fight to Protect Public Goods From Private Buyers From Urban Housing to Rural Nursing Homes, the Working-Class Fight to Protect Public Goods From Private Buyers

Public goods were meant for us, but corporate interests want to take them away.

Aug 17, 2026 / Gwen Frisbie-Fulton

A certified nursing assistant helps a women in her care in Wisconsin, on November 15, 2024.

Hey, Don’t Forget: Women Are the Working Class in America Hey, Don’t Forget: Women Are the Working Class in America

There are more women in the labor force, yet the care economy is still underfunded and undervalued.

Jun 16, 2026 / Gwen Frisbie-Fulton

Snow accumulates outside a pawn shop in Longmont, Colorado, on May 6, 2026.

Everything Is a Scam Everything Is a Scam

Our economy allows poor and working people to be shafted every day—does anyone care?

May 15, 2026 / Gwen Frisbie-Fulton

A doorman hoses down a sidewalk outside a building in the Upper East Side neighborhood of New York City, on April 14, 2026.

How Working People Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine How Working People Are the Canaries in the Coal Mine

While it’s nice that politicians are finally talking about the “affordability crisis,” working folks are wondering: Where have you been?

Apr 17, 2026 / Gwen Frisbie-Fulton