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dwelling in a place that is neither free nor democratic:

Barbara Ehrenreich begins with the premise that the U.S. has a large underclass that hasn't benefitted from the recent long term economic growth. Her apparent goal was to show the indiginities and the obstacles facing people who live in poverty--for it seems that many don't believe poverty is so bad, or, that such people only need pull themselves up by the bootstraps to improve their lot. Overall, she is successful in doing what she set out to do. The book clearly illustrates the problems ordinary people... more info

the bald truth about wage slavery:

Barbara Ehrenreich in her latest work again sustains her position as one of the United States most effective social commentators. This is a work which calls upon Americans to recognize their tacit exploitation of a substantial number of their seemingly invisible fellow citizens who are trapped in poverty by limited wage jobs.

Ehrenreich's academic background comes through as she proves an excellent teacher. She presents the factual statistics at the end of the book in its conclusion where the reader more... more info

The Working Poor of America get a voice:

This case study in, as the subtitle says "(Not) Getting by in America" was in many ways surprising. I thought I had a pretty good handle on the fact that there are people in desperate straits out there, that being in desperate straights is awful, and that it would be better if no one had to do it. But some of the problems that are described in this book were things I had never even thought of. One of her main contentions is that many of the working poor are borderline homeless, living, ironically, in... more info

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