A personal, journalistic ethnography of the modern American working class, based on the travels and interactions of the author through the American heartland. 'Second Classis the most important book you will read all year. A political realignment is coming, and it's my hope that the end result will work in favor of our all-too-neglected American working class. When that realignment comes, Batya and her book will help lead the way.' -Greg Lukianoff, CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, and co-author ofThe Coddling of the American Mind Who is the American working class? Do they still have a fair shot at the American Dream? What do they think about their chances to secure the hallmarks of a middle-class life? While writing this book, Batya Ungar-Sargon visited states across the nation to speak with members of the American working class who are fighting tooth and nail to survive. In Second Class, working-class Americans of all races, political orientations, and