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Culture of Poverty in America

Linetta J. Gilbert | Posted 04.12.2012

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Linetta J. Gilbert

The culture of poverty, i.e., the environment, institutions, individual behaviors, policies and practices of poverty in the U.S., have affected those who experience poverty as well as those who are observers to its conditions.

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Many Americans Aren't Earning Enough To Keep Out Of Poverty

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 04.11.2012

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In this post-recession economy you may be able to get a job, but that doesn't necessarily protect you from falling into poverty. In 2010, the numb...

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Rediscovering Poverty

Barbara Ehrenreich | Posted 05.15.2012

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Barbara Ehrenreich

By the Reagan era, the "culture of poverty" had become a cornerstone of conservative ideology: poverty was caused, not by low wages or a lack of jobs, but by bad attitudes and faulty lifestyles.

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Poverty Moves To The Suburbs (MAPS)

Posted 03.01.2012

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Tom Zeller Jr.

For America's Least Fortunate, The Grip Of Poverty Spans Generations

HuffingtonPost.com | Tom Zeller Jr. | Posted 03.02.2012

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PITTSBURGH -- In the basement of Hill House, a community center just outside of this city's bustling downtown, Brooklyn Davis clutches a plastic fork ...

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State Of The Union 2012: Take Action On Nation's Most Pressing Problems

Posted 01.25.2012

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President Obama highlighted one primary problem in his annual State of the Union address Tuesday night. He identified economic inequality as "the d...

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Remembering Poverty Before the Safety Net

Dan Morgan | Posted 02.21.2012

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Dan Morgan

In an ideal world, families, churches, and volunteer organizations -- exemplifying the idea that we Americans take care of our own without relying on government -- would be the safety net. But this isn't an ideal world.

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The Moral Challenge of 'Shared Sacrifice' to Income Inequality in the Second Decade of the 21st Century

Clarence B. Jones | Posted 01.26.2012

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Clarence B. Jones

The 2012 election will provide an opportunity for us to revisit the moral and religious values that have come to comprise the soul of America.

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Hardship in America, Part 1: Majority of Poor Children Live in Households With Major Hardships

Arloc Sherman | Posted 01.22.2012

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Arloc Sherman

Poverty rates rose in 2010 under a variety of poverty measures, as the economic downturn continued and long-term unemployment hit record highs.

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Alternative Poverty Measure More Accurately Identifies Who Is Poor in the United States

David Henderson | Posted 01.16.2012

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David Henderson

Any way you look at it, whether there are 46 million or 49.1 million poor in the U.S., there is an unacceptable level of human suffering in our country.

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Alternative Census Measure Indicates Poverty Higher Than Previously Thought

AP | By HOPE YEN | Posted 01.07.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A record number of Americans – 49.1 million – are poor, based on a new census measure that for the first time takes into acc...

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New Poverty High: Revised Census Formula Shows 49.1 Million

AP | By HOPE YEN | Posted 01.07.2012

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By HOPE YEN, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- The ranks of America's poor are greater than previously known, reaching a new level of 49.1 million - or ...

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Poverty Rates Swelled In Almost All U.S. States, Cities In 2010

Posted 12.20.2011

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The ranks of the poor rose in almost all U.S. states and cities in 2010, despite the end of the longest and deepest economic downturn since the Gr...

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Working Together Out of Poverty

Sid Mohn | Posted 12.17.2011

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Sid Mohn

Because of the recession, the number of people living in poverty has never been higher. It's easy to be overwhelmed by these statistics. But today -- the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty -- gives me hope.

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Occupy the Lives of Children in DC

Patricia McGuire | Posted 12.11.2011

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Patricia McGuire

Real justice is about service to others, not ourselves. A movement that is only about expressing anger over our own individual hurts will soon disintegrate for lack of an achievable common cause.

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Tyler Kingkade

CHART: Poverty Is Up, But The Poor Are Paying The Most Taxes

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 11.27.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Newly released U.S. Census data reveal that poverty levels have skyrocketed, but in most states, the tax systems disproportionally burde...

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Get Ready for the Poverty Deniers

Jeffrey Shaffer | Posted 11.26.2011

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Jeffrey Shaffer

There is indeed an attitude problem in this country. It's the kind of attitude that encourages sweeping, simplistic generalities like, "Anybody living in the USA is not poor."

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We Need to Reduce New York City's Growing Poverty Rate

Steven Cohen | Posted 11.26.2011

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Steven Cohen

Perhaps American poverty today is not as horrific as it was in 1890. But for a poor child living in the promised land of New York City in 2011, the impact of poverty cannot be overstated.

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Discouraging News on Child Poverty

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 11.16.2011

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Marian Wright Edelman

New data just released by the U.S. Census Bureau reveals 46.2 million poor people in America, the largest number in the last 52 years. This is a national disgrace.

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Trymaine Lee

Number Of Americans Living In Poverty Hits 52-Year High, 27.4 Percent Of Blacks Under The Poverty Line

HuffingtonPost.com | Trymaine Lee | Posted 11.13.2011

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The number of Americans living in poverty in 2010 hit a 52-year high, according to a report released by the U.S. Census Bureau today. As the poverty r...

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Arthur Delaney

Total Number Of Americans In Poverty Swells To All-Time Record

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 11.13.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Even though the Great Recession technically ended in 2009, incomes fell, poverty rose and the number of Americans without health insuran...

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Right Away

Deborah Weinstein | Posted 11.12.2011

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Deborah Weinstein

We can put together a plan for shared prosperity, but only if people across the nation demand, loudly and repeatedly, that the essential components of the President's jobs package are adopted.

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What My Hurricane Irene Evacuation Taught Me About Poverty

Keli Goff | Posted 10.29.2011

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Keli Goff

Most of us know that there are countless downsides to being poor, but as far as the day-to-day reality of what that actually means for people living in poverty, many of us are vague on the details and prefer to remain that way.

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The Innocent Faces of Poverty

Rev. Al Sharpton | Posted 10.19.2011

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Rev. Al Sharpton

According to a new study, 1 in 5 kids in the most powerful nation on earth now live in poverty. Which, for those who continually want to attack the poor, is only $22,350/yr. for a family of four.

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For the Children?

Marielena Hincapié | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marielena Hincapié

Let's address our deficit problems and even balance the budget, if that's what makes sense. But let's not do it at the expense of the health and well-being of our nation's children.

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