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Barry Kibrick: ‘Love Your Mistakes’
“Mistakes are your best assets. They hone your skills and develop your creativity. Don’t be afraid to make them, the more the merrier.” From Barry Kibrick Eric Metaxas the right-wing author and radio talk show host, once said when he was talking about one of his books and I’m paraphrasing: “We’re all a bunch a screw […]
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The New America Foundation: New America Weekly- Lara Burt- TANF and Teachers: How Current Policies Are Keeping Single Mothers Down and Out of School
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat: The New America Foundation: New America Weekly- Lara Burt- TANF and Teachers: How Current Policies Are Keeping Single Mothers Down and Out of School It’s not that TANF or the … Continue reading
Posted in War on Poverty
Tagged Economic Development, Economic Freedom, Economic Liberalism, Education, Job Training, Lara Burt, Liberalism, Low-Income Workers, Low-Skilled Adults, Low-Skilled Workers, Middle Class, Poverty, Poverty in America, Public Assistance, Ron Haskins, TANF, Welfare, Welfare Reform, Welfare to Work
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Brookings Institution: Center on Children and Families: Ron Haskins: $2 a Day, A More Complete Picture: The Next Stage of Welfare Reform
Source: Brookings Institution: Center on Children and Families: Ron Haskins: $2 a Day, A More Complete Picture: The Next Stage of Welfare Reform I agree with Ron Haskins here that when today’s Progressives say that Americans in poverty only live … Continue reading
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
New America Foundation: Video: The Shot: Reniqua Allen: Civil Rights in Present Day
Erik Schneider on Google+ The New Democrat on Facebook The New Democrat on Twitter This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger The 1968 Fair Housing Law was one of the best acts of the civil rights … Continue reading
The Economist: Video: Poverty’s New Address in America
Poverty's new address in America – YouTube. Poverty is everywhere in America and the real question is what to do about it
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Tagged Poverty, Poverty in America, Suburban Poverty, Suburban Poverty in America
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Washington Post: Harold Meyerson- ‘Washington D.C. Council stands for fair wages and 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 New Left, Originals
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: Economix- Annie Lowry- “Ending Poverty by Giving the Poor Money”: Empowering People to Get Themselves Out of Poverty
Source: The New York Times: Economix-Annie Lowrie- Ending Poverty By Giving The Poor Money If you got a population in your country that can’t financially afford to take care of themselves. They simply do not make enough money to afford … Continue reading
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