Halfway through her best-selling Nickel and Dimed, a book examining the minimum-wage way of life, author Barbara Ehrenreich stops for a disquisition on cleaning other people’s toilets. “The first time ...

A white picket fence fronts a lush green lawn. Just a few steps ahead, a stately house stands tall. Inside the immaculate abode, you can find hearty food along with an adequate supply of all ...

No, actually, I cannot muster much, if any, enthusiasm for Bait and Switch. If anything, you may be too kind to Ehrenreich. The least of her problems is her cluelessness about what it takes to find ...

Barbara Ehrenreich, the muckraking author, activist and journalist who in such notable works as “Nickel and Dimed” and “Bait and Switch” challenged conventional thinking about class, religion and the ...

In 2001, journalist Barbara Ehrenreich’s investigative book “Nickel and Dimed” revealed to those who weren’t on low-wage payrolls how expensive it is to be a member of the working poor in America.

3 ICYMI: Meet the Next On Stage: Season 6 Finalists In 1998, acclaimed author Barbara Ehrenreich set out to research low-wage life firsthand, confident she was prepared for the worst. Very quickly, ...

Many of the working poor in America have suffered in the latest economic slowdown. Jeffrey Kaye reports on how one woman and her family cope. At the Los Angles Music Center this fall, many patrons ...