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Aired: Wednesday, November 19, 20038-9PM ET
There is a natural tension between our love of a bargain and the belief in a living wage. Buying a year supply of pickles for under three dollars is a bargain but the real price may be a living wage for working class Americans. Americans have become used to paying rock bottom prices for goods but the Wal-mart phenomenon has had an impact on wages. On Point looks at how Wal-Mart has affected the California supermarket strike.
| · | Alan Sanderson, Economist, University of Chicago | | · | Harley Shaiken, Professor of Labor and the global economy at the University of California Berkeley | | · | Charles Fishman, writer for Fast Company magazine. |
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Tonight, winners of the National Book Award will be announced in New York. Among the nominees is Edward P. Jones. His first novel "The Known World" is perhaps the most unusual book about slavery ever written. It is based on the little known fact that before the Civil War, some freed blacks owned slaves. "The Known World" tells the fictional story of black slave owner Henry Townsend.
In this radio diary, Edward P. Jones shares his thoughts on blacks owning slaves and reads a passage from his book.
| · | Edward P. Jones, author of "The Known World." |
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