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Reading Steven Greenhouse: The Big Squeeze: Tough Times for the American Worker

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While Barack Obama's recent characterization of blue-collar workers as "bitter" is still making waves, few actually discuss the economic difficulties faced by workers today. In The Big Squeeze, Steven Greenhouse explains how corporate America's shady business practices, nonexistent pension benefits, and stingy health-care plans have all contributed to a widening rich-poor gap and a financially disempowered working class. Tonight, Greenhouse discusses his book and suggests ways for businesses and the government to ease the plight of US workers.

– Suzanne Niemoth