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Cornel West and Tavis Smiley Discuss American Poverty

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Poverty and what it means in our time is a huge social and political issue. With the Great Recession and the drab economy of the last few years, there is an increased focus on what some see as a widening chasm of inequality. On Friday, Cornel West and Tavis Smiley spoke at Hunter College on [...]

Philosophy of Poverty: New Census Figures Show Shifting Markers of American Want

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The definition of poverty is shifting, according to a recent New York Times article. In a recent piece titled “Voices of The Near Poor” new figures point out that 1 out of every 3 Americans are either poor or “Near Poor” The latter term is used to denote the predicament that an increasing number of people [...]