Lisa Dodson is the author of The Moral Underground: How Ordinary People Subvert an Unfair Economy (The New Press 2010). The book, based on years of research with hundreds of people, uncovers widespread resistance to an economy that is harming millions of working families.  

Lisa Dodson’s new book The Moral Underground is featured in The American Prospect January 2010 and she will be discussing the book in numerous national radio shows over the spring of 2010. She is available for speaking engagements through www.jodisolomonspeakers.com  

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The Moral Underground

“If only this book had been published in 2007. Then the hundreds of people interviewed by Lisa Dodson would have been able to pass along an important piece of advice: What’s good for business is not necessarily good for America.” –Time magazine

“Eloquent, rational analysis… Dodson writes clearly and unsentimentally. Important, encouraging reporting.” – Kirkus Reviews

“Dodson's study is gripping and her argument is persuasive.” – Publishers Weekly

“Thoroughly footnoted and sourced, this timely study serve [s] as an intriguing record of the economic crisis and how some are choosing to survive it.” – Booklist