‘Fault Lines’: Unemployment in the U.S.
Check out this new "Fault Lines" video in which Avi Lewis examines the lives of Americans who are jobless or underemployed -- a number approaching 30 million.Check out this new “Fault Lines” video in which Avi Lewis examines the lives of Americans who are jobless or underemployed — a number approaching 30 million.
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