Truthout
Poverty
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Campaign Season Mocked Rich, but Was “Not Concerned About the Very Poor“
Though the number of poor remains large, their profile is low.
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The Audacity of Fate, the Arrogance of Self-Deception and the Romney/Ryan Plan: “Let Them Eat Cat Food“
The stakes are too high to choose
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The Antidote to Ayn Rand
Rand's atavistic utopian fantasy celebrates the virtue of selfishness, while John Dewey's public-minded philosophy is open, progressively democratic and firmly grounded in reality.
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The Presidential Election and the Prospects for a Decent Future
The content and character of the 2012 U.S. presidential election does not bode well for the human race and other life on Earth.
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It’s Time for the Poor to Come Out of the Plutocracy’s Closet of Shame
We must resist the dominant cultural shaming of the poor. Here are some ways to begin.
Lies of Plutocracy: Exploding Five Myths that Dehumanize the Poor
If you believe that poverty is the domain of the comfortably poor, black, unemployed, unmotivated and uneducated among us, you have been sadly misled.
Building Community: Neighborhoods and Nonprofits With a Mission
The neighborhood-based Community Development Corporation (CDC) grew out of the need to combine the community-serving mission of a nonprofit organization with the wealth-building and ownership capacities of an economic …
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The Dirty Dozen: The Top 12 Election Issues Nobody Is Talking About
After two debates, many American voters are still feeling disappointed in the lack of attention to key issues that will shape the future of this country. Here are 12 …
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Getting Elections Right in Venezuela and the US
The US may be an economically and technologically advanced nation, but in the area of elections, we could learn much from Venezuela about voter inclusion and participation as well …
Two Steps Backward: Suppressing the Vote in 2012
For decades, however, Americans have tolerated electoral errors that regularly disenfranchise millions of voters.