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or working-class Americans, the American Dream is out of reach, says Newsweek Opinion Editor Batya Ungar-Sargon in her new book, Her book analyzes who the working class and why it is more and more difficult for this group to attain the stability that previous generations achieved. Ungar-Sargon shares intimate stories of the struggles of hard-working Americans across the country, finding commonalities across lines of race, political affiliation and occupation. In this Q&A, she discusses barriers to for the working class, whether universal college education would help, their enduring patriotism and more. A: That you can love a country that has you. That you can love people who vote for the other party and support policies that you don’t. That polarization is a totally elite phenomenon. Despite being incredibly diverse, working-class Americans are surprisingly united on the big issues, whether it’s abortion or immigration or equal opportunity or the need for better jobs and better health care. The problem is that neither party represents where the vast majority of working-class Americans are at politically, so it’s something of a which party they choose. Unlike the college educat ed (on both sides), they don’t identify with the list of positions listed on the DNC or RNC websites, so they aren’t in politics and would never dream of holding it against someone who picks the other party in the voting booth because it signifies so little. Greatly expanding Greatly limiting immigration. A government-backed catastrophic health care plan. degree requirements for jobs that don’t require them, and [outlawing] software that those without a college degree during the application process. Making illegal and expanding which greatly expands the housing stock by allowing for duplexes and to be built in areas currently zoned exclusively for single-family detached homes. Expanding tariffs on foreign imports. Reducing but expanding the child tax credit. Basically, finding ways to make sure people who work really hard are and the American Dream, which they aren’t today. It didn’t solve the problem for most of the people I interviewed. Many of them had insurance through work but were still going broke due to things like and Others were paid so little they qualified for The health care system in this country is such a disaster. The of manufacturing to China and Mexico and the expansion of immigration are the two biggest ones. We took good-paying, working-class jobs that ensured a stable, middle-class life to millions of Americans and shipped them overseas to build up the middle class of other countries. Then we imported millions of low-wage immigrants, most of whom are working in jobs that don’t require a college degree, to compete with working-class Americans in the jobs that remained here, of those jobs. Corporations started to they used to take onto their workers, then good health care, then stable working hours and then a living wage. That’s how we got here. The diploma divide is another big one. Our economy rewards people who work in the knowledge industry in a big way, while there is constant downward pressure on working-class wages. And then there’s the cost of a middle-class life. While working-class wages are up, the of a middle-class life—a home, adequate health care, an education, a retirement—have risen astronomically, in large part due to what Elizabeth Warren called “The Two Income Trap”: upper middle-class couples in the top 10 or 20 percentile who can afford to pay twice as much for everything, which drove up the prices where they live. This is an extremely important question. The answer is no, both on the part of the workers and on the part of the economy. From the perspective of the economy, there simply isn’t a demand for significantly increasing the number of college grads out there. Those industries are pretty full up—and even contracting, thanks to AI. Over half of college grads are working jobs that don’t require a college degree (though they still make more than their working-class counterparts), meaning we’re already producing way too many college grads—while there is a devastating dearth of skilled tradesfolk. The other reason free college for all isn’t the answer is that not everyone wants to go to college, excels at that type of learning or wants that kind of career. And that’s a really good thing! We already have too many lawyers and gender studies majors and podcasts. We’re never going to have too many plumbers or janitors, but we took all the money to educate the former and put it in higher education, and then devalued the latter through mass migration. It’s unfair that it’s those people whose work we rely on most who can’t The patriotism of the Americans who were left behind. They aren’t willing to give up on this country and we shouldn’t give up on them. – osiągać, realizować, zdobywać – stanowić, reprezentować – awans (np. społeczny) – zdradzić kogoś – loteria – przesadnie/zbytnio zainteresowany – szkolenie zawodowe, przyuczenie do zawodu – zakazać, zdelegalizować – pozbyć się czegoś, wyplenić coś – prawo dotyczące zagospodarowania przestrzennego, prawo urbanistyczne – zabudowa luźna – trzypiętrowy dom (z mieszkaniem na każdym piętrze) – wyłudzanie zasiłku – zapewniać godne życie – wysokość opłat, jaką pacjent musi ponieść przy każdej wizycie lekarskiej lub zakupie leków, która nie jest pokrywana przez ubezpieczenie – kwota, którą ubezpieczony musi zapłacić z własnej kieszeni przed tym, jak ubezpieczyciel zacznie pokrywać koszty leczenia lub usług medycznych – państwowy system ubezpieczeń zdrowotnych dla osób o najniższych dochodach (w USA) – przeniesienie biznesu poza granice kraju (w celu ograniczenia kosztów) – obniżać płace, doprowadzać do obniżenia wynagrodzeń – zmniejszać ryzyko, przenosić/przerzucać ryzyko (na przykład na kogoś) – pozbawiać kogoś emerytury – cecha charakterystyczna – utrzymywać rodzinę and answer the following questions: 1. What key insight did Batya Ungar-Sargon gain from interviewing working-class individuals nationwide? 2. What did she find surprising about working-class Americans’ views on important issues? 3. What policies does Batya Ungar-Sargon suggest could help the working class? 4. How has the Affordable Care Act affected the individuals interviewed by Ungar-Sargon? 5. What are the primary obstacles to upward mobility for the working class? 6. Why does Batya Ungar-Sargon argue that free universal college tuition might not be the solution to the challenges faced by the working class? 7. How does she characterize the economic and societal implications of the push for higher education? First, match the words to form collocations and verb phrases that will help you describe the issue presented in the article. Next, write down a sentence using each collocation and verb phrase. The sentences you create should relate to the topic being discussed in the text. ( ) upward equal vocational child low-wage stable knowledge college training grads mobility immigrants opportunity industry tax credit working hours limit outlaw expand reduce build up drive down drive up sustain the middle class families the prices the wages degree requirements immigration welfare fraud tariffs on foreign imports Task description: Students will participate in a discussion about the challenges faced by the working class in America. Task elements: 1. Discuss the things that working-class Americans have in common, even though they come from diverse backgrounds. 2. Talk about the main barriers that stop working-class people from moving up in society. How do these barriers affect them, and what does it mean for the country? 3. Think about the idea of giving free college to everyone as a way to help the working class. Do you agree with the author that this might not be the best solution? Why or why not? Use examples from the text to support your opinion. 4. Imagine you could make a new rule or plan to help working-class people. What would it be? Describe your idea and explain how it could make life better for them. Complete the following summary using information from the text. In “Second Class,” Batya Ungar-Sargon examines the struggles of ________ Americans, revealing their shared challenges despite diverse backgrounds. Despite ________, they unite on key issues like healthcare and job opportunities. Solutions include ________, healthcare reform, and limiting immigration. The Affordable Care Act hasn’t resolved healthcare concerns, and barriers to ) ________ include job outsourcing and education costs. Free college isn’t the solution due to oversaturation and diverse career aspirations. Despite hardships, working-class Americans remain ________ and deserve support.Promising lucrative returns through an “international investment scheme”, cyber fraudsters duped a Sector 16-based businessman of ₹ 57 lakh. The victim, Madhavjeet, filed a complaint with the Chandigarh Police cyber crime cell, narrating that the fraud began on May 9, when he enrolled in a “stock market training programme” promoted via Instagram. The ad featured a supposed expert, Rajat Chopra, claiming to compete in the Global Trading Championship (GTC) and offering opportunities to invest in an international trading account linked to Upstox. Initially, Madhavjeet said, he was asked to invest ₹ 10 lakh, which he transferred to various bank accounts in July. However, he became suspicious when he realised that the payments were being made to different accounts, not directly to Upstox. Upon contacting Upstox, he was informed that the platform had no affiliation with the scheme, but Chopra convinced him that his participation in GTC allowed for a separate international trading account. As the scheme progressed, Madhavjeet said, he was encouraged to invest further, with promises of high returns from IPO shares. When he expressed inability to pay ₹ 50 lakh for the IPO, Chopra offered a loan to facilitate the investment. But despite making large investments, his account never reflected the promised returns. By August, Madhavjeet said, he realised he had been thoroughly scammed after attempts to withdraw his funds were blocked unless he paid further amounts. A case under Sections 319 (2), 318 (4), 338, 336 (3), 340 (2) and 61 (2) of the BNS has been registered at the Cyber Crime police station against the unidentified accused.
LOS ANGELES — Londynn Jones scored 15 points, making all five of her 3-pointers, and fifth-ranked UCLA stunned No. 1 South Carolina 77-62 on Sunday, ending the Gamecocks' overall 43-game winning streak and their run of 33 consecutive road victories. The Gamecocks (5-1) lost for the first time since April 2023, when Caitlin Clark and Iowa beat them in the NCAA Tournament national semifinals. Te-Hina Paopao scored 18 points and Tessa Johnson scored 14 for the Gamecocks, whose road winning streak was third-longest in Division I history. It was the first time UCLA took down a No. 1 team in school history, having been 0-20 in such games. The program's previous best wins were over a couple of No. 2s — Oregon in 2019 and Stanford in 2008. Elina Aarnisalo added 13 points as one of five Bruins in double figures. People are also reading... UCLA (5-0) dominated from start to finish, with the Bruins' suffocating defense preventing the Gamecocks from making any sustained scoring runs. Takeaways South Carolina: The Gamecocks trailed by double-digits at halftime for the first time since Dec. 21, 2021, against Stanford, according to ESPN. Chloe Kitts, who averages a team-leading 14 points, finished the game with 2 points on 1 of 7 shooting. UCLA: The Bruins led 43-22 at halftime. Eight different players scored and contributed to 11-0 and 7-0 runs in the first and second quarters as they shot 52% from the field. Key moment The first quarter set the tone for a game in which the Gamecocks never led. They missed their first nine shots and were 4 of 18 from the floor in the quarter. UCLA ran off 11 straight points to take a 20-10 lead into the second quarter. Key stats The Bruins dominated the boards, 41-34, and held the Gamecocks well under their scoring average of 80.2 points. Up next South Carolina travels to Florida to meet Iowa State in the Fort Myers Tipoff on Thanksgiving. UCLA travels to the Rainbow Wahine Showdown in Hawaii to play UT Martin on Friday. Get local news delivered to your inbox!