Ordinarily, I don’t need a wake-up call to remind me of how poorly many people in America are fed and housed. I’ve spent a lifetime living with working-class people. A lot of people rely heavily on food pantries for groceries during lean times. But when it comes to housing there are no simple answers. There is a limit to the amount of subsidized housing that’s available in any community.
Recession's squeeze teaches hard lessons about importance of workers' rights
Tuesday, November 3, 2009 | 12:01 a.m. CST;
updated 10:38 a.m. CST, Tuesday, November 3, 2009
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