Book · 2019 · Working class, united states
We're Still Here
Why people recommend it
We're Still Here by Jennifer M. Silva is a sociological study examining working-class life, economic hardship, and institutional decay in Northeast Pennsylvania. Jared Abbott discussed the book on The Ezra Klein Show during an episode titled Can Economic Populism Save the Democratic Party?, which was released on October 24, 2025. Abbott recommended the text during a conversation about economic populism and the shifting political alignments of working-class voters. He described the publication as a beautiful and insightful book that explores the profound disillusionment felt by working-class individuals toward all major social and political institutions. Abbott emphasized that the work reveals the remarkable depth of the structural problems facing contemporary American communities, making it an essential resource for anyone seeking to understand the root causes of working-class alienation, political disaffection, and the broader crisis of institutional trust in modern society.
Who recommended it
- Jared Abbott Recommended
Jared Abbott — 1 mention
“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.”