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President Volodmyr Zelenskyy: The Trump Peace Plan
“President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that Ukraine has to confront the possibility of losing its dignity or risking the loss of a key partner as it figures out how to respond to a U.S. peace proposal to end Russia-Ukraine conflict. (Produced by Elaine Carroll).” Source:Associated Press with a look at President Volodmyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine. […]
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The New America Foundation: Lara Burt- TANF and Teachers: How Current Policies Are Keeping Single Mothers Down & Out of School
Source:The New Democrat It’s not that TANF or the Temporary Assistance For Needy Families, hasn’t succeed, because it has. Take away the Great Recession and we’re not looking at a twenty-percent poverty rate today, because under TANF low-income parents are … Continue reading
Posted in New America Foundation, The New Democrat
Tagged 2016, America, Center Right, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Economic Development, Economic Freedom, Economic Liberalism, Education, Job Training, Lara Burt, Liberalism, Liberals, Low-Income Workers, Low-Skilled Adults, Low-Skilled Workers, Middle Class, Poverty, Poverty in America, Public Assistance, Ron Haskins, TANF, United States, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Welfare to Work
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Brookings Institution: Ron Haskins: $2 a Day, A More Complete Picture
Source:The New Democrat I agree with Ron Haskins here that when today’s Progressives say that Americans in poverty only live on $2 a day, they tend to leave out things like public housing, food assistance, Medicaid to use as examples. … Continue reading
Posted in Brookings Video, The New Democrat
Tagged 2015, America, Center Right, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Education, Free Society, Individual Freedom, Individualism, Job Training, Liberal Democracy, Liberalism, Liberals, Low-Income Adults, Low-Income Workers, Low-Skilled Adults, Low-Skilled Workers, Minimum-Wage, New Democrats, Non-Workers, Personal Responsibility, Poverty, Poverty in America, Public Assistance, Ron Haskins, Safety Net, Social Insurance, U.S. Government, United States, Washington, Washington DC, Welfare, Welfare to Work
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The New Republic: Jamie Holmes: ‘Why Can’t More People Escape Poverty?’
Source:The New Republic– Poverty in America? Source:The New Republic “During this week’s Congressional Black Caucus special order hour on “Lifting Americans Out of Poverty”, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries’ explained the base causes that keeps many struggling American families at or under … Continue reading
Posted in Originals, TNR
Tagged 113th Congress, 2014, America, Education, Hakeem Jeffries, Jamie Holmes, Job Training, Low-Income People, Low-Skilled Workers, Poor People, Poverty, Poverty in America, Public Assistance, Representative Hakeem Jeffries, U.S. Congress, U.S. Government, U.S. House of Representatives, United States, Washington, Washington DC
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New America Foundation: ‘The Shot: Reniqua Allen: Civil Rights in Present Day’
Source:New America Foundation– with a look at fair housing in America. Source:The New Democrat “This week marks the anniversary of the 1968 Civil Rights Act –intended as a follow-up to the 1964 Act — and emphasized equal opportunity in housing. … Continue reading
Posted in New America Foundation, The New Democrat
Tagged 1964 Civil Rights Act, 1965 Voting Rights Act, 1968, 1968 Fair Housing Law, 2014, America, American Civil Rights Movement, Center Left, Democratic Party, Education, Housing, Job Training, Jobs, Lyndon Johnson, Lyndon Johnson Administration, Lyndon Johnson Presidency, Lyndon Johnson White House, People in Poverty, Poverty, President Lyndon Johnson, Progressive Democrats, Progressives, Progressivism, Reniqua Allen, Texas, The 1960s, United States, Washington, Washington DC
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The Washington Post: Harold Meyerson: ‘Washington D.C. Council Stands For Fair Wages & Against Wal-Mart’
“For Republicans who want to cut the number of food stamp recipients, here’s a helpful suggestion: Support the ordinance passed last week by the D.C. Council, which required big-box stores like Wal-Mart to pay their employees at least $12.50 an … Continue reading
Posted in Originals, The Washington Post
Tagged 2013, 2015, Albert Shanker, Albert Shanker Institute, America, Democratic Socialism, Democratic Socialists, Education, Far Left, Harold Meyerson, Job Training, Low-Income Workers, Low-Skilled Workers, Minimum-Wage, New Left, Poverty, Poverty in America, Public Assistance, Social Democracy, Social Democrats, Socialism, Socialists, The American Prospect, United States, Wal-Mart, Washington, Washington D.C.
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New York Times: Annie Lowrey: ‘Ending Poverty by Giving the Poor Money’
Source:New York Times columnist Annie Lowrey. “Can you alleviate poverty by just giving money to the poor? It seems like a tautology, sure. But for development experts, it is a subject of serious research. Say you give $100 to a … Continue reading
Posted in New Left, Originals
Tagged 2013, America, Annie Lowry, Big Government, Cash Payments, Collectivism, Collectivists, Democratic Socialism, Democratic Socialists, Far Left, Job Training, Manhattan, New Left, New York, New York City, New York Times, Poverty, Poverty in America, Socialism, Socialists, United States, Welfare State
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