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5 giorni fa · “Why is there so much poverty in America, and what can we do about?” Last spring, Matthew Desmond, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning “Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City,” retooled a large lecture course he had been teaching, to coincide with the publication of his latest book, “ Poverty, by America .”
5 giorni fa · If Cass is at all concerned about enabling all Americans to attain the American dream, affordable education is the best means. Finally, people of all political stripes should be sick and tired of ...
4 giorni fa · Why does this land of plenty allow one in every eight of its children to go without basic necessities, permit its citizens to live and die on the streets, and authorize its corporations to pay poverty wages? What perpetuates poverty and what can be done to end it? “Poverty persists,” Matthew Desmond says, “because the rest of us benefit from it.”
4 giorni fa · Affordable and reliable energy is key to restoring the American Dream. It gives Americans the tools they need to build their prosperity. The good news is that we have everything to make this possible. Low energy prices are not a fool’s dream but a doable reality.
3 giorni fa · Privately owned companies rake in billions of dollars by providing services such as health care, food stamps, and tax preparation to poor people in the United States. In Poverty for Profit, journalist Anne Kim details these industries and more in a comprehensive, compassionate look at how the U.S. provides social services. Researched over many ...
5 giorni fa · This article, written by Colleen Christopherson-Cote (Saskatoon Poverty Reduction Partnership) and Jacbo Albin Korem Alhassan (University of Saskatchewan, College of Medicine) dives into an analysis of over 400 newspapers in Canda mentioning poverty reduction. Download the article to see how poverty reduction is currently framed in Canada, the ...
5 giorni fa · Emily Thompson. - May 29, 2024. Research shows poverty in America, particularly among certain demographic groups and geographic regions, persists with no real solutions on the horizon. The official poverty rate in the United States is 11.5%, with 37.9 million people living in poverty.
