On television, radio and the internet and in the newspapers, you hear that there are promising signs of economic recovery. As a legal aid lawyer representing low-income people, I wish I could say I have seen those signs. I have not.
What I have seen are many unemployed workers struggling for economic survival. Despite their best efforts, these workers are staying unemployed for longer periods of time. They are competing against six other workers for every job opening. Read more about the U.S. economy…
