War on Poverty

Poverty and Unemployment: The Unfinished Business of the Obama Administration

David Coates | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Unemployment, Poverty, New Deal, Wages, Stimulus, Job Creation, War on Poverty, Inequality, Austerity, Politics News
David Coates

Back in the 1930s, it took FDR two goes to get his New Deal up and running. It is time for the Obama Administration to take heart from that, and have a second go itself.

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The War on the Poor: The Potential Impact of the Proposed Budget Cuts by Republicans

Ed Schultz | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Msnbc, Democrats, John Boehner, War on Poverty, Budget Cuts, Paul Ryan, Republicans, Politics News
Ed Schultz

There is no lobby for the poor in this country. The only thing that they can rely on is a little bit of government assistance to keep their dignity and their opportunities alive.

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Poverty in America 50 Years After Michael Harrington's The Other America

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.25.2012

Read More: John F. Kennedy, Socialism, Lyndon Johnson, The Other America, Michael Harrington, War on Poverty, Politics News
Peter Dreier

Today, Harrington is almost a forgotten figure. Contemporary historians and sociologists still cite Harrington in their studies of poverty, but few Americans under 50, including most activists with unions, community organizers and civil rights groups, have heard of him.

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Celebrating Learning, Teaching, and Parenting On Presidents' Day

Meryl Ain, Ed.D. | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Public Schools, Bill Clinton, Oprah Winfrey, Presidents' Day, Education, Caring Schools, Intel Semi-Finalist, Lyndon Johnson, Teachers, Parenting, Barack Obama, Parents, Samantha Garvey, Poverty, Homeless, War on Poverty, U.S. Presidents, Education News
Meryl Ain, Ed.D.

While the racial gap has been shrinking, there is a widening achievement gap between affluent and poor students that is threatening to weaken education's equalizing effects.

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Still Hungry in America

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 04.11.2012

Read More: Food Insecurity, Poverty in America, Child Poverty, Frac, Hunger, Poverty, Food Stamps, Child Hunger, War on Poverty, Hunger in America, Food Research and Action Council, Child Hunger in America, Fighting Hunger in America, Politics News
Marian Wright Edelman

Last year more Americans relied on food stamps to eat than at any time since the program began in 1939 -- 46 million. Yet once again some voices are starting to wonder whether we really need robust anti-hunger programs in America.

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Safety Violations Found In Head Start Centers Nationwide

AP | By KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 02.12.2012

Read More: Safety Violation, Head Start Centers, Administration for Families and Children, Health and Human Services Department, War on Poverty, Early Education Programs, Education News

WASHINGTON -- It's the kind of stuff that gives moms nightmares: a machete near a play area, household chemicals accessible to preschoolers, and instr...

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The Agenda We Left Behind

Patricia McGuire | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: September 11, A Region Divided, War on Terror, Income Inequality, National Security, Kathleen Parker, Dc Impact, George F. Will, Economic Inequality, September 11 Anniversary, War on Poverty, DC Poverty, DC News
Patricia McGuire

After September 11, who could dare speak of the need to reinvigorate the War on Poverty, what with the War on Terror consuming most of our fiscal and emotional resources? A decade later, the region remains divided, unconscionably so.

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Poverty Is America's Taboo Word

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 11.14.2011

Read More: Census, Gop, Poor, Lyndon Johnson, Poverty, Democrats, War on Poverty, Politics News
Earl Ofari Hutchinson

News of rising poverty makes headlines one day. And the next it is forgotten. This year is no different.

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Educating for Democracy: The 'War on the Poor'

Joel Shatzky | Posted 05.28.2011

Read More: War on Poverty, U.S. Constitution, Charles Barron, Slideshow, Kevin Harrington, Rallies, Poverty, Protests, Great Society, Education Reform, Robert Jackson, Class Warfare, Unions, Education News
Joel Shatzky

Over 45 years after the "War on Poverty", we are faced with a "For the Few Deal" -- what I would call a full-fledged "War on the Poor."

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Remembering Sargent Shriver

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Special Olympics, Project, Kennedy, Children, Marian Wright Edelman, Child Watch, Shriver, Office of Economic Opportunity, War on Poverty, Sargent Shriver, Peace Corps, Child Watch Column, Job Corps, Head Start, Volunteers in Service to America, Oeo, Impact News
Marian Wright Edelman

When Sargent Shriver passed away on January 18 at age 95, we lost a man whose life's work improved the lives of millions of people around the world.

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It Is Social Entrepreneurs Who Carry the Kennedy Mantle Today

Paul Orzulak | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: JFK Inaugural, John Kennedy, Peace Corps, Sargent Shriver, Ask Not, Commonwealth Club, Jeff Skoll, Ghana, Skoll Foundation, War on Poverty, Politics News
Paul Orzulak

It may be hard to see the words of John Kennedy reflected in our current political debate today. But it's nice to see that the principles they espoused are hard at work across the globe.

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We Do This For Young People: In Tribute to Sargent Shriver

Russell Simmons | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dr. Benjamin Chavis, War on Poverty, Young People, Youth, Russell Simmons, Sargent Shriver, Politics News
Russell Simmons

Let's show our gratitude to the living legacy of Sargent Shriver by motivating and organizing millions of new young people to register to vote and to take back responsibility in our communities.

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Sarge Changed Our World and Us

John Bridgeland | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Special Olympics, Community Service, Job-Corps, Vista, Service, Volunteers for Prosperity, President Kennedy, USA Freedom Corps, Head Start, Americorps, War on Poverty, Sargent Shriver, Peace Corps, Community, Politics News
John Bridgeland

Most people do not get to meet their heroes. I became friends with mine. Sargent Shriver inspired people around the world to believe in themselves and their capacities to solve tough problems.

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War on Poverty Over, Poverty Wins

Alan Singer | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Census, Education, Unemployment, Poverty, Martin Luther King, Welfare Reform, Health Care Reform, Lyndon Johnson, Education Reform, Race, War on Poverty, Barack Obama, One Nation Working Together, New York News
Alan Singer

In September 2010, the United States Census Bureau announced that the war on poverty was finally over -- and that poverty had won.

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An Oldie, but not so Goodie: Updating the U.S. Poverty Measure

C. Nicole Mason | Posted 05.25.2011

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C. Nicole Mason

There has been a lot of sexy talk about cutting poverty in half over the next 10 years. How is that going to happen if we don't have an accurate measure of how many poor people there are living in the US.

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The Term "Man Caused Disasters" Sounds Weak, but the "War on Terror" Has Always Been Weaker

Yvonne R. Davis | Posted 05.25.2011

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Yvonne R. Davis

President Obama knows the United States has been losing these wars and also knows the terrible impact these wars have had on a group of people when they are labeled and targeted.

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Dr. King's Other Dream: Ending Poverty

Joel Berg | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Martin Luther King Jr., Poverty, Mlk, Martin Luther King, War on Poverty, US Poverty, Racial Equality, Community Service, End to Hunger, Charity, Obama Inauguration, Food Crisis, MLK Assasination, Barack Obama Inauguration, New York City, Hunger, Dreams, Martin Luther King Assassination, Politics News
Joel Berg

Had America ever chosen to do so, it could have wiped out domestic poverty and hunger far more rapidly than it could have achieved King's goals of racial equality or world peace.

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The Tale of the Tape: Child Almost Gets Left Behind

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Child Poverty, Poverty and Education, Chicago Poverty, Fighting Poverty, Poverty, War on Poverty, US Poverty, Education, No Child Left Behind, Chicago News
Esther J. Cepeda

The way to ensure no children get "left behind" isn't more cash to schools, it's more resources to people.

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Revisiting the War on Poverty

Alex Pattakos | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: John McCain, Poverty, Lyndon B Johnson, Responsibility, Freedom, Global Poverty, War on Poverty, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Prisoners of Our Thougths, Alex Pattakos, Politics News
Alex Pattakos

As a "human services warrior" in the 1970s, I vividly recall how difficult it was to wage the "war" on poverty under such conflicting and confusing policy positions.

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Excuse Me, How Does It Feel to Be Poor?

Deepak Chopra | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: War on Poverty, Religion, Michael Harrington, Poverty, God, Faith, Barack Obama, Healthy Living News
Deepak Chopra

Is there a new idea that can bridge the immense gap between rich and poor in income, education, health, and opportunities? Religion certainly isn't that new idea.

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Edwards Poverty Campaign Met With Media Blackout

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.25.2011

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Peter Dreier

The Edwards endorsement of Obama made all the news. The Edwards plan to battle soaring levels of poverty in this country, Half in Ten, has made almost no news at all.

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I Feel Your Pain: McCain's Fatuous but Appealing Tour of Coal Country

Harold Pollack | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Great Society, War on Poverty, Appalachia, Time for Action Tour, John McCain, Lyndon Johnson, Inez, Politics News
Harold Pollack

This guy will be tough come November. His Appalachian tour is brilliant politics and offers nothing of substance that would actually help the heartland constituency that might vote for him.

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