On AlterNet: working poor
Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "working poor"
Nina Berman, Brenda Ann Kenneally, AlterNet. November 4, 2008.
Brenda Ann Kenneally captures the female working poor and culture of incarceration in Troy, N.Y., where the presidential race has little resonance.
Ketaki Gokhale, New America Media. April 8, 2008.
High numbers of the working poor in this community don't qualify for public assistance, yet can't afford private insurance.
Katherine S. Newman, Victor Tan Chen, Beacon Press. September 6, 2007.
Hospital patients in low income communities often receive second-rate care -- even when they are insured.
Eyal Press, The Nation. August 9, 2007.
The 57 million "near-poor" living in America today are twice the number living in poverty.
Gabriel Thompson, AlterNet. December 12, 2006.
How one labor company made millions by exploiting its temporary employees a dollar at a time.
