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Tag Archives: War on Poverty
A Flawed Framework for the AP U.S. History Curriculum
In a previous incarnation I was a professional historian, so I was intrigued by conservatives’ charge that the new AP History Framework for high school students has a leftist bias, depicting “a nation founded on oppression, privilege, racism, and heedless … Continue reading
Victorian London and Baltimore’s Post-Capitalist Proletariat
Meet John Walker, alias “Black Jack,” a licensed hawker in Victorian London. He makes a living distributing coal to Londoners in winter and selling sand to stables in summer. Like larger entrepreneurs, he plays the spread between wholesale and retail. … Continue reading
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Tagged Baltimore, black unemployment, history, inner city, Poverty, Victorian London, War on Poverty
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New York State Needs a War on Poverty
A few months ago Arthur Levitt–Bloomberg groupie, former SEC Chairman, and quintessential Wall Street liberal—interviewed Grover Norquist, anti-tax activist and bête noire of Wall Street liberals. At the end of the interview Levitt asked “Grover, do you think it is … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Cuomo, casino gambling, economic development, fracking, inequality, New York State, War on Poverty
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Big Bucks in the War on Poverty
With the poverty rate stuck at 15% for an unprecedented three straight years, everyone is worried about the rise in poverty under Barack Obama. The New York Times just published a book-length expose of the travails of Dasani, a bright … Continue reading