Vol. 40, No. 3- The Many Faces of Poverty in America

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Why Is It So Hard to End Poverty in America?

by Peter Edelman

Forty-six million people in poverty. Fifteen million more since the year 2000. An increase of nearly 50 percent in the new century. Fifty years since we declared war on poverty. Are we losing the “war”? Why aren’t we doing better?

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Restoring Social Security

by Senator Elizabeth Warren

For a generation now, working families have been squeezed by stagnant wages and rising costs for housing, health care, and college. Even as families have cut down on their expenses for things like food, clothing, furniture, and appliances, it hasn’t always been enough.

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What Have We—De Facto Racial Isolation or De Jure Segregation?

by Richard Rothstein

School failure by African- American youth remains an important impediment to narrowing social and economic inequality. Years of school reform efforts have done little to narrow the black-white achievement gap, especially for the most disadvantaged black students.

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Alleviating Poverty—What Lawyers Can Do Now

by Susan R. Jones

Fifty years after the Johnson administration’s war on poverty, much has changed, but many of the social problems that “war” hoped to address continue to plague too many Americans. Fifty years ago, the discourse around poverty generally centered on civil rights and specific human needs—livable wages; good jobs; decent, safe, and affordable housing; quality education; safe neighborhoods; and affordable health care, and so forth.

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Addressing the Access to Justice Crisis in Rural America

by Robin Runge

W e have an access to justice crisis in rural America. A disproportionate percentage of people living in poverty live in rural communities in the United States. At the same time, there are very few attorneys providing legal services in rural communities, and their numbers are dwindling

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Poverty, Employment, and Disability: The Next Great Civil Rights Battle

by Alexander Wohl

At a time when many U.S. policymakers increasingly are focused on the issue of poverty and economic disparity as an important and neglected social problem (not to mention a perceived potent political tool), a particularly striking set of statistics is one often ignored—the disproportionately high level of poverty among Americans with disabilities.

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Tackling Poverty and Inequality Globally

by Gay McDougall

The international community has been engaged in a historic discourse about poverty and inequality both between countries and within countries around the world. The discussion was launched by former United Nations (UN) Secretary General Kofi Annan in 2000 with his successful effort to get world leaders and heads of state to commit to implementing the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).

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Human Rights Hero: Sister Simone Campbell

by Judge Gordon Baranco, Commissioner Elizabeth Hendrickson

Sister Simone Campbell is most well known as the leader of the “Nuns on the Bus,” the group of Catholic nuns who traveled 2,700 miles through nine states in 2012 highlighting the church’s work to serve working and poor communities and protesting the Romney/Ryan budget proposals to eliminate federal safety-net programs like Headstart and food stamps.

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Vol. 40, No. 3- The Many Faces of Poverty in America

Introduction

Featured

Why Is It So Hard to End Poverty in America?

Restoring Social Security

What Have We—De Facto Racial Isolation or De Jure Segregation?

Alleviating Poverty—What Lawyers Can Do Now

Addressing the Access to Justice Crisis in Rural America

Poverty, Employment, and Disability: The Next Great Civil Rights Battle

Tackling Poverty and Inequality Globally

Human Rights Hero: Sister Simone Campbell

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Vol. 40, No. 3- The Many Faces of Poverty in America

Introduction

Featured

Why Is It So Hard to End Poverty in America?

Restoring Social Security

What Have We—De Facto Racial Isolation or De Jure Segregation?

Alleviating Poverty—What Lawyers Can Do Now

Addressing the Access to Justice Crisis in Rural America

Poverty, Employment, and Disability: The Next Great Civil Rights Battle

Tackling Poverty and Inequality Globally

Human Rights Hero: Sister Simone Campbell

ABA Resources

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