Peter Edelman on the Poverty Crisis in America

May 29, 2012

So Rich, So Poor: A Conversation with Peter Edelman (May 22, 2012)

The New Press and the Open Society Foundations recently hosted Peter Edelman, author of So Rich, So Poor: Why It’s So Hard to End Poverty in America, at a recent conversation with Laura Flanders, host and founder of GRITtv with Laura Flanders. They discussed the poverty crisis in America today, and especially its disproportionate impact on young people. Mimi Corcoran, director of the Special Fund for Poverty Alleviation at the Open Society Foundations, makes opening remarks.

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A Just Recovery

How the U.S. Can Mitigate the Pandemic’s Global Economic Impact

By helping low-income countries with policy challenges relating to sovereign debt, tax dodging, and workers’ rights, the United States can begin to repair its alliances and reputation.

December 3, 2020 | Julie McCarthy

Closing the Gap

After the Pandemic, Rebuild for Gender Justice

A mother watches her daughter do schoolwork at a table

Despite the clear, unfair, and gendered implications of global COVID-19 outbreaks, too many policymakers’ responses are failing to account for the needs of women and girls. Now is the time to demand better.

November 16, 2020 | Ginette Azcona & Antra Bhatt

Voices

The Human Cost of Puerto Rico’s Limbo

Strapped with over $70 billion in debt, Puerto Rico is spending more on debt service than on education, health, or security. Services are being curtailed as public agencies scramble to cut costs.

January 26, 2016 | Jennifer Wolff

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