The Voice Of The War On Poverty
Friday, September 30, 2005
  From NPR
Fight Against Poverty Needs Corporate Players. In the early 1980s, commentator Alexs Pate worked for a company called City Venture Corporation, which pooled big companies' resources to tackle inner-city poverty. It failed. Now, Pate says, it's time to try again to involve corporate America in the inner city. Pate is the author of the novel Amistad and is an assistant professor in African American and African Studies at the University of Minnesota. [NPR Programs: All Things Considered]
 
Monday, September 26, 2005
  Poverty Rate
This news is pretty stale at this point, but I think it's important background information for anyone who hasn't seen it.

US poverty rate continues to rise. The number of people classed as poor in the US rises, despite strong economic growth, new figures show. [BBC News | World | UK Edition]
 
Friday, September 23, 2005
  Articles Of Interest This Morning
The Conservative War on Poverty. Bring it on. [Slate Magazine]

Katrina Swells Ranks of Jobless . Hurricane Katrina's initial toll on the U.S. economy is beginning to add up, with a series of reports showing a jump in new claims for unemployment insurance benefits, plunging consumer confidence and lost industrial production. By Nell Henderson. [washingtonpost.com - U.S. Economy]
 
Thursday, September 22, 2005
  Obama On Poverty In America
Senator Obama (from my home state of Illinois) talks about poverty in America in his latest Podcast.
 
  Restoring the American Dream
Senator Edwards gave an important speech September 19th to the Center for American Progress. He calls for bold new initiatives.

"There is a powerful hunger for community in our country today. People understand they have to work hard and take responsibility for themselves. But they also know there's more to America than that."

Full text is at the following URL.

http://www.oneamericacommittee.com/20050919.asp
 
  Quote of the Week
"As all of us saw on television, there is also some deep, persistent poverty in this region as well. And that poverty has roots in a history of racial discrimination, which cut off generations from the opportunity of America. We have a duty to confront this poverty with bold action."

-- President George W. Bush (speech from Jackson Square 15 September 2005)
 
  From Jonathon Kozol via Salon
Apartheid America. Jonathan Kozol rails against a public school system that, 50 years after Brown v. Board of Education, is still deeply -- and shamefully -- segregated. [Salon.com]
 
  From Patricia Elam Via NPR
Katrina: Another Example of America's Racial Divide. Hurricane Katrina has exposed the hidden issues of race and poverty in the United States. Commentator Patricia Elam says how you see the aftermath of Katrina depends in large part upon who you are. [NPR Programs: Morning Edition]
 
  From Dan Zukowski
The Gathering Economic Storm. September 22, 2005 We first made our prediction of the potential for a significant economic impact from Hurricane Katrina on September 6 in Damage from Katrina to Ripple Out from New Orleans, and now three major indicators are showing early signs of distress. [OP-ED: Dan Zukowski]
 
  An Introduction
Our first Podcast in the series is online. It's a brief introduction to what we're doing, and why.

Here's the URL for direct download of the MP3.

http://libsyn.com/media/noebie/wp092205.mp3

The Podcast is pending at iTunes. In the meantime, if you'd like to subscribe with another receiver, here's the feed URL.

http://feeds.feedburner.com/WarOnPoverty
 
This Weblog is a companion to our Audioblog, where we'll focus on issues, ideas and practical solutions to the paradox of poverty in a land of plenty.


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