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Despite some signs that the economy is getting better, poverty is still a persistent threat for the majority of Americans, a new study by the AP has found. Survey data showed that 4 in 5 adults have struggled with joblessness, near-poverty or reliance on welfare for at least parts of their lives. It also found [more...]  Ananya Roy and her colleagues at the #GlobalPOV Project, an initiative of UC Berkeley’s Blum Center for Developing Economies, have just released a stunning new illustrated video that explores the business of poverty. Roy is the author of Encountering Poverty (forthcoming from UC Press), a path-breaking book that will consolidate a new field of inquiry: global poverty studies. Watch the [more...] In this video Inside Government TV interviews author and long-time activist Bill Fletcher, Jr. about his book, co-authored with Fernando Gapasin, Solidarity Divided: The Crisis in Organized Labor and a New Path toward Social Justice. Speaking from the landmark activist gathering place Busboys and Poets, Fletcher addresses the problems facing organized labor and the need [more...] |
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