Friday, August 29, 2008

Bill Moyer's Journal: The Middle Class Squeeze

(In the shadow of the corporate-funded carnival Americans are struggling to make ends meet.)

The Middle Class Squeeze
Bill Moyer's Journal

With celebrations set to kick off in Denver for the Democratic National Convention, BILL MOYERS JOURNAL travels to Colorado where tough economic times are hitting suburban communities. Says Mag Strittmatter, of JeffCo Action Center, a social services agency just west of Denver, "It's remarkable how many people have, in the past, brought items to us at our loading dock. They gave us clothes, and gave us food, and said, ‘Here, use these items to help people in need.’ They're the same people having to ask for help."

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