working class

Argues that the global free trade policies enacted by the U.S. government have led to the decline and fall of the American middle-class; provides information about the history of free trade; and offers advice from the author on how to restore the country.

Presents an illustrated collection of old and new songs about thirty different kinds of jobs.

Examines causes for the economic downturn in the early twenty-first century, contends economic policy benefits corporations and financial interests at the expense of the working class, and offers tips on how to prevent another crisis.

Presents fourteen firsthand accounts of life in Chile under the regime of General Augusto Pinochet in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Profiles sixty-five people with unique jobs, from thereminist and pollen collector, to face feeler and dog food tester, providing a photo of each at work and a description of their tasks.

Presents a discussion of the benefits of a career in various blue-collar professions, such as carpentry, roofing, welding, and water conservation, with anecdotes from those who have found success in various trades and information about training programs.

Describes the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young immigrant struggling in America.

Poverty, disease, and despair depicted in this story of the barbarous working conditions in the slaughter houses of Chicago in 1900.