Al Jazeera America Presents S2015E05 - Hard Earned: Part 1

A 6-part documentary series for AJAM that puts aside economic debates and follows five families around the country to find out what it takes to get by on $8, $10 or $15 an hour. The series turns an intimate lens on this group of 21st century American dreamers as they fight against all odds to thrive when it takes everything they have to simply survive.