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Publisher
The New Press
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
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A Ms. Magazine Most Anticipated Book
A devastating investigation into the "corporate poverty complex"—the myriad businesses that profit from the poor
A devastating investigation into the "corporate poverty complex"—the myriad businesses that profit from the poor
Poverty is big business in America. The federal government spends about $900 billion a year on programs that directly or disproportionately impact poor Americans, including antipoverty programs such as the earned income tax credit, Medicaid, and affordable
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Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"The defining moment of Hubert Humphrey's life occurred on the evening of August 29, 1968, as he rose to accept the nomination as Democratic candidate for president at the International Amphitheater in Chicago. As Humphrey recited what he hoped would be healing verses from St. Francis--"where there is hate, let me sow love"--a contingent of National Guardsman began firing tear gas at thousands of demonstrators outside. "The whole world is watching,"...
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