Book · 2019 · Working class, united states
We're Still Here
We're Still Here by Jennifer M. Silva has been mentioned in 1 episode across 1 podcast (1 episode recommends it and 0 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Jared Abbott (1 episode) on The Ezra Klein Show (1 episode).
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Another one is this beautiful book that's a few years old now um 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 and the the depth of the problem that we have in trying to rebuild trust in institutions.
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We're Still Here by Jennifer M. Silva is a sociological non-fiction book that investigates working-class life, economic anxiety, and social alienation in industrial communities. Jared Abbott appeared on The Ezra Klein Show in an episode titled Can Economic Populism Save the Democratic Party?, which was released on October 24, 2025. During the interview, Abbott recommended the book, describing it as a beautiful study that, despite being a few years old, remains deeply relevant. He explained that the author conducted research in Northeast Pennsylvania to capture the daily realities of working-class individuals. According to Abbott, the book powerfully illustrates the profound disillusionment that ordinary people feel toward major social and political institutions, exposing the immense depth of systemic problems facing these communities. The recommendation served to underscore the social grievances fueling contemporary political realignments and economic populism, directing listeners to an empathetic and rigorous empirical account of neglected American populations experiencing long-term economic decline.
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Jared Abbott Another one is this beautiful book that's a few years old now um called We're Still Here by Jennifer Silva,… 1
“Another one is this beautiful book that's a few years old now um 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 and the the depth of the problem that we have in trying to rebuild trust in institutions.”