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We're Still Here Pain and Politics in the Heart of America

Jennifer M. Silva

The economy has been brutal to American workers for several decades. The chance to give one's children a better life than one's own -- the promise at the heart of the American Dream -- is withering away. While onlookers assume those suffering in marginalized working-class communities will instinctiv...

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The Ezra Klein Show

Jared Abbott highlighted "We're Still Here" as a beautiful study of working‑class life in Northeast Pennsylvania, noting how it vividly illustrated the deep disillusionment many feel toward institutions. The episode presented the book as a compelling look at the region's social and political challenges, positioning it as a valuable read for understanding contemporary working‑class politics.

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Episode: Can Economic Populism Save the Democratic Party?

The book was highlighted as a beautiful study of workingclass life in Northeast Pennsylvania and the deep disillusionment that people feel with institutions.

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Another one is this beautiful book that's a few years old now called We're Still Here by Jennifer Silva, which looks at working class life in Northeast Pennsylvania and just shows the utter disillusionment that working class people have with all institutions.

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