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Page 1 of 8 next›› Poverty and WealthTaxing Matters Maine and Washington voters are considering initiatives that would limit their state governments' ability to raise taxes -- and provide crucial social services. November 2, 2009 | | web only A National Mission Britain's national goal of reducing child poverty was a political success. Did it work? September 18, 2009 | Don't Forget the Men Why has helping the single, childless workers become the darling of poverty policy? September 18, 2009 | Putting Poverty in Its Place Neighborhood-based approaches can succeed, if they're part of a broader urban strategy. September 17, 2009 | A Modern Safety Net We need to update our social contract for the real lives of working families in a brutal economy. September 17, 2009 | Race, Wealth, and Intergenerational Poverty There will never be a post-racial America if the wealth gap persists. September 16, 2009 | Can Separate Be Equal? The classroom is where poor and middle-class kids should meet -- to the benefit of both. September 16, 2009 | Mis-Measuring Poverty In recent years, there has been a growing effort to revamp our poverty definition. September 16, 2009 | Recovering Opportunity Racial barriers continue to hold back millions of Americans -- and our economy. September 15, 2009 | A New Agenda for Tough Times After a decade of economic change and fresh thinking, it's time for a new national effort to fight poverty. September 14, 2009 | The Poverty of Political Talk It's still hard for politicians to speak clearly about the poorest Americans. August 26, 2009 | Behavioral Theory Can Mayor Bloomberg pay people to do the right thing? August 24, 2009 | The Future of Philanthropy New movements reacting against the "nonprofit-industrial complex" are pushing the funding world to give grants with fewer strings attached -- and to give directly to grass-roots groups. June 8, 2009 | | web only Getting Smarter About IQ Simple advances, like adequate vision and dental care, can do more for the nation's children than theoretical debates about education inequality. May 1, 2009 | The Argument Over Inequality By allowing income inequality to dramatically increase, the myth of individual exceptionalism undermines society on the whole. April 20, 2009 | | web only Post-Consumer Prosperity We won't return to an economy driven by ever-increasing consumption. But by prioritizing investment and consuming less, we just might end up living better. March 24, 2009 | Behind Fortune's Smile Malcolm Gladwell's latest mixes some insights from social science with some compelling anecdotes. Unfortunately, the plural of "anecdote" is not "data." January 2, 2009 | A Global New Deal The next New Deal won't work if it's only American. Fixing our economy will require fixing international systems. December 15, 2008 | The Limits of Self-Interest The idea that helping others harms them is not just wrong but destructive to democracy, Deborah Stone argues. November 22, 2008 | Audacity in Harlem Geoffrey Canada founded the Harlem Children's Zone as a "conveyor belt" to transport poor kids from birth to college, by dealing with every need. Can its successes be replicated? September 22, 2008 | Page 1 of 8 next›› |
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