White Working Class, With a New Foreword by Mark Cuban and a New Preface by the Author: Overcoming Class Cluelessness in America Revised edition

A convincing primer on how to connect with a crucial set of workers—and voters— this candid, no-holds-barred narrative explains why so much of the elite’s analysis of the white working class is misguided, rooted in class cluelessness. Original. 30,000 first printing.
The author examines how the white working class has been ignored by politicians and how this has allowed the US to move toward authoritarian nationalism, along with continuing support of Donald Trump. She suggests an approach that condemns racism and builds an interracial coalition for economic justice, rather than ignoring the white working class. She explains who the working class is; why the working class resents the poor and professionals but admires the rich; why the working class doesn't just move to where the jobs are or go to college; why they don't push their kids harder to succeed; whether the working class is racist and sexist; whether they understand that manufacturing jobs are not coming back; why working-class men don't take low-wage jobs working-class women have; how the white working class is outraged about welfare but also benefits from a different welfare program; whether liberals can embrace the white working class without abandoning key values and allies; and why Democrats are worse at connecting with the white working class than Republicans. Annotation ©2020 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
"It is really worth a read…" -- Former Vice President Joe Biden, interviewed on Pod Save AmericaNow in paperback with a new Foreword by Mark Cuban and a new Preface by the author, White Working Class explains why so much of the elite's analysis of the white working class is misguided, rooted in class cluelessness.Joan C. Williams, described as having "something approaching rock star status" by the New York Times, explains that many people have conflated "working class" with "poor"--but the working class is, in fact, the elusive, purportedly disappearing middle class. They often resent the poor and the professionals alike. But they don't resent the truly rich, nor are they particularly bothered by income inequality. Their dream is not to join the upper middle class, with its different culture, but to stay true to their own values in their own communities--just with more money. While white working-class motivations are often dismissed as racist or xenophobic, Williams shows that they have their own class consciousness.White Working Class is a blunt, bracing narrative that sketches a nuanced portrait of millions of people who have proven to be a potent political force. For anyone stunned by the rise of populist, nationalist movements, wondering why so many would seemingly vote against their own economic interests, or simply feeling like a stranger in their own country, White Working Class will be a convincing primer on how to connect with a crucial set of workers--and voters.