The American Worker and 'The Mind at Work' NPR's Liane Hansen speaks with Mike Rose, author of The Mind at Work: Valuing the Intelligence of the American Worker. On this Labor Day weekend, Rose discusses how society should rethink the value placed on the intelligence of so-called "blue collar workers."

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September 5, 200412:00 AM ET

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Liane Hansen

NPR's Liane Hansen speaks with Mike Rose, author of The Mind at Work: Valuing the Intelligence of the American Worker. On this Labor Day weekend, Rose discusses how society should rethink the value placed on the intelligence of so-called "blue collar workers."