![]() Today health care workers are on the front lines of our most pressing crises, yet we have been slow to appreciate that they are the face of our twenty-first-century workforce. ![]() And the new working class disproportionately comprises women and people of color. Unlike their blue-collar predecessors, home health aides and hospital staff work unpredictable hours for low pay. But many care jobs bear little resemblance to the manufacturing work the city lost. Hospitals and nursing homes went on hiring sprees. Even as the industrial economy contracted sharply, the care economy thrived. In Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods, he finds that a new working class has emerged in the wake of deindustrialization.Īs steelworkers and their families grew older, they required more health care. Gabriel Winant takes us inside the Rust Belt to show how America’s cities have weathered new economic realities. Like so many places across the United States, a city that was a center of blue-collar manufacturing is now dominated by the service economy-particularly health care, which employs more Americans than any other industry. ![]() Pittsburgh was once synonymous with steel. What does this shift portend for our future? Men in hardhats were once the heart of America’s working class now it is women in scrubs. “Terrific…A useful guide to the sweeping social changes that have shaped a huge segment of the economy and created the dystopian world of contemporary service-sector work.”-Nelson Lichtenstein, The Nation “A deeply upsetting book…Winant ably blends social and political history with conventional labor history to construct a remarkably comprehensive narrative with clear contemporary implications.”-Scott W. “ The Next Shift is an original work of serious scholarship, but it’s also vivid and readable…Eye-opening.”-Jennifer Szalai, New York Times Stream the album now on Spotify and Apple Music, and find more information on the Harvest Sons at the Dissent podcast Know Your Enemy, listen to Gabe Winant discuss what the populist right gets wrong about the history of the American working class: 2 is a well-crafted collection of songs that is sure to earn the rust-belt americana group some new fans. “Oh, please don’t go” Elyse and Seth sings in the refrain, and finish the chorus on “I want you to come home.” The album ends on the reflective “Traveler’s Chance,” a rumination on love and life on the road that satisfyingly ties the EP together.Īs a whole, Flat Back Sessions, Vol. “Dawn to Dusk” begins somewhat ominously, but grows into a hopeful longing. “When We Were Wildflowers” features some beautiful intermingling of guitar and fiddle parts. In addition, it was a pleasant surprise hearing Elyse sing lead vocals on the tear-jerker “Nevermind.” In addition, “Nevermind” features some unique and engaging drum work that sets it apart. Rich, tight harmonies fill out the sonic landscape. Every song unfolds in an interesting manner, unique and different from the last. The distribution of vocal and instrumental parts throughout the tracklist gave freshness to each song. The chorus climaxes with longing affection, “I love you, and I miss you so / but I’ll see you again here soon, Lindsay leave the porch light on.” The song unfolds beautifully, starting with minimal instrumentation during the verses before the full band comes in during the chorus. “Lights on Lindsay”, the EP’s lead single, follows the group’s lead singer Seth Curtis Coquit as he’s torn between the two loves of his life – playing music and his significant other (Lindsay). Band members Seth Curtis Coquit, Elyse Wiley, and Nik Grafelman served as principal writers on this project, while Daniel Watkins, Nathan Cowan, and Nathan Glaser fill out the rest of the band. The EP strings together lessons of love and life on the road through profound lyricism and tight instrumentation. On September 23rd, Peoria-Illinois based alt-americana rock group Harvest Sons released their second EP, Flat Black Sessions, Vol.
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