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Sep 2, 2022 10 tweets 3 min read
EHRP founder, Barbara Ehrenreich—visionary critic, journalist & author—has died. We are devastated by her loss but hope to continue her values, supporting writers following in her tradition of examining the struggles of the working poor, particularly women, with intensity & flair Image Barbara was a renowned columnist, essayist and author of 21 books, most notably The New York Times bestselling Nickel and Dimed, a memoir of her experiment working minimum wage jobs. Image
Sep 7, 2020 9 tweets 10 min read
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This #LaborDay, we're thinking about:

1/ The home health aides and nursing assistants who look after our most vulnerable but are paid no more than the minimum wage.

They deserve better. @etammykim @nytimes @RBReich
nytimes.com/2020/06/30/opi… 2/ The sex workers who are struggling to make ends meet during the pandemic, especially in Puerto Rico.

They deserve rights like everyone else. @thenation @AriMejorado @LaSombrillaCuir @swopusa #LaborDay2020
thenation.com/article/econom…