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Barry Kibrick: ‘Love Your Mistakes’
“Mistakes are your best assets. They hone your skills and develop your creativity. Don’t be afraid to make them, the more the merrier.” From Barry Kibrick Eric Metaxas the right-wing author and radio talk show host, once said when he was talking about one of his books and I’m paraphrasing: “We’re all a bunch a screw […]
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Conservable Economist: Timothy Taylor- ‘Twenty Years Since The Welfare Reform of 1996’
Source:The New Democrat “This week marks the 19th anniversary of legislation that conditions income assistance for parents and children on participation in a disciplinary program known as Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Over the lifetime of the brutal TANF … Continue reading
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Tagged 1996, America, Bill Clinton, Bill Clinton Administration, Bill Clinton Presidency, Bill Clinton White House, Brookings, Brookings Institution, Center-Left, Childcare, Classical Liberalism, Classical Liberals, Economic Freedom, Economic Liberalism, Education, Job Placement, Job Training, Liberalism, Liberals, Living Wage, Minimum Wage, Newt Gingrich, Progressives, Progressivism, Ron Haskins, TANF, Temporary Assistance For Needy Families, The 1990s, Timothy Taylor, Trent Lott, UALRTV, United States, Welfare Reform, Welfare to Work, Work Requirements
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The Nation: Opinion- Leighton Akio Woodhouse- These Motel Rooms Are The Last Resort For Families Without Homes
The Nation: Opinion- Leighton Akio Woodhouse- These Motel Rooms Are the Last Resort For Families Without Homes This post was originally posted at The New Democrat Plus I saw a HBO documentary back in the summer of 2010 about families … Continue reading
Posted in War on Poverty
Tagged Affordable Housing, Education, Homeless, Homeless Families, Homelessness, Job Placement, Job Training, Los Angeles, Low-Income Families, Low-Rent Motels, Poverty in America, Public Housing, Temporary Housing, The Motel Kids of Orange County, Transitional Housing
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PBS: NewsHour- Poverty and Politics: How Strong Is Safety Net for Poor Americans?
Source: This post was originally posted at The New Democrat The perfect debate for the mainstream Left in America to have that Liberals and Progressives should be debating about. The future of the safety net and it exactly what it is … Continue reading
Posted in Economy
Tagged Economic Freedom, Education, Great Society, Jeffrey Brown, Job Placement, Job Training, Middle Class, New Deal, NewsHour, PBS, PBS NewsHour, Safety Net, Social Insurance
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The Real News: Jaisal Noor Interviewing Annelise Orlick- A True War on Poverty Would Place Poor Place Poor People on The Forefront
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat I love what Annelise Orleck is talking about here. Which is sending money out of Washington the Federal Government, directly to the communities that the money is intended to serve so … Continue reading
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Blog: Sharron Parrott: War on Poverty: Large Positive Impact, But More Work Remains
Center For Budget and Policy Prioities: Sharron Parrott: Blog: War on Poverty: Large Positive Impact, But More Work Remains This post was originally posted at The New Democrat on Blogger I agree with Sharon Parrott from the Center on Budget … Continue reading
The American Prospect: Opinion- Monica Potts: Paul Ryan’s Misguided Poverty Plan
Source: This piece was originally posted at The New Democrat There are good progressive policies in dealing with poverty in America. Like increasing the minimum wage or even creating a new living wage of around twelve-dollars an hour. That I … Continue reading
Huffington Post: Opinion- U.S. Senator Mark Warner- A Billion+ Change: Supporting Non-Profits Though Skills-Based Pro-Bono Service
Source: Huffington Post: Opinion- U.S. Senator Mark Warner- A Billion+ Change Supporting Non-Profits Through Skills-Based Pro-Bono Services Sen. Mark Warner is dead on of the importance of the Non Profit Community Sector. In how it contributes to our Community Services in … Continue reading
The Nation: Opinion- Louis W. Knight- Chicago’s Hull House Closes Its Doors,Time to Revive the Settlement Model?”
Source: The Nation: Opinion- Louis W. Knight- Chicago’s Hull House Closes Its Doors: Time To Revive The Settlement Model? What Hull House in Chicago does as far has helping people in poverty, the homeless and so-forth, so they can get food, … Continue reading
