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    :: Monday, August 04, 2008 ::

    The Big Squeeze: Steven Greenhouse on Tough Times for the American Worker - Democracy Now!
    A new book by New York Times labor reporter Steven Greenhouse examines how much of the American workforce is working more but earning less. Wages have stagnated, health and pension benefits have grown stingier, and job security has shriveled. Greenhouse joins us to talk about The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker.
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