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Barbara Ehrenreich has passed away [1]

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Date: 2022-09-02

I know there’s a lot going on in America right now, but I’m kind of surprised no one has yet to post that the great Barbara Ehrenreich has passed away.

x Sad news. Barbara Ehrenreich, my one and only mother, died on September 1, a few days after her 81st birthday. She was, she made clear, ready to go. She was never much for thoughts and prayers, but you can honor her memory by loving one another, and by fighting like hell. — Ben Ehrenreich (@BenEhrenreich) September 2, 2022

Her book Nickel and Dimed, in which she worked a number of minimum wage jobs to report what the working poor face each and every day, touched me tremendously and was a stark reminder that the class war is hell on those actually fighting it.

In the book, Ehrenreich wrote: “To be a member of the working poor is to be an anonymous donor, a nameless benefactor, to everyone.” Truer words….

Godspeed, Ms. Ehrenreich, and condolences to her family. I myself plan to do plenty of loving and fighting like hell in her memory.

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