Tag Archives: Poverty

Of Bankers, Pundits, and Hillbillies

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Working-Class Perspectives

Up on Banker’s Hill the party’s going strong Down here below we’re shackled and drawn.                      —Bruce Springsteen What does Rolling Stone’s bad-boy investigative reporter Matt Taibbi have in common with Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly? That might sound like the … Continue reading →

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On Poverty, Policy, and Real People

Posted on June 7, 2010 by Working-Class Perspectives

When the latest report was released last September, the poverty rate in the U.S. stood at 13.2 percent, the highest rate in 11 years.  Given the recession, the increase shouldn’t surprise us, and we’ll probably see higher numbers when the … Continue reading →

Posted in Contributors, Issues, Sherry Linkon, The Working Class and the Economy | Tagged , , , , | 4 Comments

A Recipe for Hunger

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Working-Class Perspectives

With less than a month left before Christmas, those who can afford it have already begun to plan their holiday meals. But for a growing number of Americans, Christmas will be a day when they go without food or lack … Continue reading →

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