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May 2007: Ending Poverty in America, Volume , Issue
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Making Poverty History
Mark Greenberg
There is no secret about what it takes to end poverty. We just have to get serious about doing it.
The Changing Face of Poverty in America
William E. Spriggs
Why are so many women, children, and racial and cultural minorities still poor?
Inequality, Race, and Remedy
Alan Jenkins
It would be hopeful to believe that race is no longer a factor in poverty and that we can be a color-blind society. But America still has a legacy to overcome -- and to achieve.
Don't Blame Immigrants For Poverty Wages
Marta Tienda
The remedy is wage protections, worker rights, and better education and training for both immigrants and native-born workers.
False Choices on Poverty
David Callahan
Why we must address both economics and values.
Using Carrots and Sticks
Ron Haskins and Isabel V. Sawhill
Welfare reform rewarded work and discouraged self-defeating behavior. What else needs to be done?
Faith, Charity, and Justice
Ernesto Cortés, Jr.
There's a role for faith-based groups in battling poverty, but we need power along with glory.
Is Education the Cure for Poverty?
Jared Bernstein
Partly, but schools are just one factor among many.
Closing College Doors
Kati Haycock
How higher education sacrifices opportunity to privilege.
High-Quality Preschool as Antipoverty
Greg J. Duncan
A child's early years are a fertile time to eliminate the intergenerational cycle of disadvantage.
Wages and the Social Contract
Thomas Kochan
Needed: More worker bargaining power.
What Can Worker Training Do?
Joan Fitzgerald and Andrew Sum
Plenty, but career ladders need to lead to rewarding jobs.
Debt: The New Safety Net
Tamara Draut
Low-income families are saddled with very high-interest debt. They're not spendthrifts -- their earnings are inadequate to fulfill basic needs.
Creating an Opportunity Society
Melvin L. Oliver and Thomas M. Shapiro
Asset-building strategies can broaden the American promise of ownership. But they can't succeed on the cheap, or by shifting even more risks to the poor.
Redeeming Public Remedy
Michael Lipsky and Dianne Stewart
It takes effective government to restore opportunity. After decades of government-bashing, we need to win back support for what we do in common.
Compassion and Coalition
Robert Kuttner
The paradox of helping the poor by helping all Americans.
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