Kara Alaimo, Women's eNews. August 25, 2008. Women reentering the workforce after taking time off to care for their families are getting help from career counselors and staffing firms.
Elana Levin, AlterNet: PEEK. March 19, 2007. Elana Levin: Why does the government support jobs programs for the unemployed that lead to dead-end, short-term jobs?
Barbara Ehrenreich, AlterNet. November 9, 2006. In the 24 states that voted to raise their minimum wages, it just got a bit more worthwhile to get up for work each morning.
Rina Palta, AlterNet. October 10, 2006. Barbara Ehrenreich's new organization seeks better health care, insurance and debt relief for unemployed and underemployed professionals.
Courtney E. Martin, AlterNet. October 3, 2006. I want to tell my working-class students that the American Dream isn't all it's cracked up to be. But maybe I shouldn't question their belief that hard work will bring success.