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A Proud, Angry Poor

February 19

Frances Fox Piven, CUNY Graduate Center, Department of Political Science In her 2012 contribution to The Nation, Piven calls for broader...

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The #GlobalPOV Project

February 10

Ananya Roy, University of California Los Angeles and Abby VanMuijen, University of California, Berkeley The turn of the century is marked by the...

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Acknowledging, unlearning and relearning poverty knowledge

February 5

Elyse Gordon, University of Washington, Department of Geography In my experience, any process of learning usually begins with actively unlearning....

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The Great Transformation: Neoliberalization, the urban commons and socio-spatial justice in Jakarta, Indonesia

February 4

Helga Leitner and Eric Sheppard, University of California Los Angeles, Department of Geography Asian cities long have labored under the shadow of...

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Report: National Report Card on Poverty and Inequality

February 4

The Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality, Stanford University The Stanford Center recently published a full report on the state of poverty...

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Video: Opportunity Village Eugene

January 27

Brent Adams and Jeremy Leonard's mini documentary explores  sanctioned tent cities throughout the Pacific Northwest, including sites in Eugene, OR,...

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Poverty and Inequality not Related — Really?

January 27

Vicky Lawson and Sarah Elwood, University of Washington David Brooks, columnist for the New York Times, has recently made the rounds saying that...

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Places, Poverty and The Local State: Local Governments and Community Well-Being Across the United States

January 25

Linda Lobao - The Ohio State University - School of Environment and Natural Resources  Linda Lobao is a Professor of Rural Sociology, Sociology,...

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Grandmothers Hold Up More Than Half the Sky: Contemporary Grandmother Caregiving

January 25

LaShawnDa Pittman - University of Washington - Department of American Ethnic Studies There are more grandparents raising their grandchildren today...

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