Education and Class

• The Unemployed Somehow Became Invisible – NYTimes.com

  Historical perspective on the the relative apathy around high unemployment now, compared to other times in history when unemployment was a catalyst for political action

  “Word came Friday from the Labor Department that, despite all the optimistic talk of an economic recovery, unemployment is going up, not down. The jobless rate rose to 9.2 percent in June.

  What gives? And where, if anywhere, is the outrage? “

  tags: social class

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