Moderated by Mr. Herman, three authors discussed living in America while working for minimum wage as “unskilled” workers. The authors argued that no job is truly “unskilled,” and that all workers, even those in the lowliest occupations find pride in a job well done and should be treated with intrinsic dignity. The panelists answered questions from members of the audience.

Michael Moore is the author of Stupid White Men: And Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the Nation!, published by Regan Books. Barbara Ehrenreich is the author of Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, published by Owl Books. Ben Cheever is the author of Selling Ben Cheever: Back to Square One in a Service Economy, published by Bloomsbury Publishing.