uplifting, a great subject and a great interview - listen here

While I admit that I thought about the struggles of beginning teachers and support personnel to make ends meet, those in the "Moral Underground" act on behalf of low-wage workers everywhere and everyday.

The "Moral Underground" wants you!

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Subverting the system to help others

Lisa Dodson talks with Tess Vigeland about Americans who break the rules to help those who have trouble making ends meet.

Are you a teacher who's bought school supplies -- or maybe even lunch -- for a needy student? Or maybe you're a home health care assistant who fudged a line or two on an insurance form for a patient with little money. If you've done something like that in your workplace for a struggling employee, you're part of what Lisa Dodson calls the "Moral Underground." Dodson is a sociologist at Boston College. And she's written a new book about people who defy the policies of their employers, and, often, the "system," to help low-wage workers, their families, and others who have trouble making ends meet....

Lisa Dodson's new book, "Moral Underground: How Ordinary Americans Subvert an Unfair Economy." (http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearc)