“They are denizens rather than citizens, losing cultural, civil, social, political and economic rights built up over generations. Most importantly, the precariat is the first class in history expected to labour and work at a lower level than the schooling it typically requires. In an ever more unequal society, its relative deprivation is severe.”2 They are angry at and are anxious about the broken promises of the American Dream, but they keep grinding to try to position themselves closer to it.
