Articles
“The New Blue Collar: Temporary Work, Lasting Poverty and the American Warehouse,” Dave Jamieson, huffingtonpost.com, December 20, 2011
“Trickle-Down Misery in LA” – Unions & LA Newsweek, May 2010
Schoolyard Brawl, thedailybeast/Newsweek, March 2010
TV Shows
“Minimum Wage,” from the F/X Series, “30 Days,” aired 6/15/05
Web Resources
“Bridging the Gap,” a student-produced five minute video about the wage gap that appears when minimum-wage workers who earn higher wages experience a decrease in spending power. From Gettysburg College.
“Spent,” an excellent exercise that illustrates difficult choices people with low incomes face in allocating resources and making ends meet
Against Our Will, an mtvU campaing about modern-day slavery
Branch Out Alternative Breaks 