Economics

"So Rich, So Poor: Why It's So Hard to End Poverty in America"

Peter Edelman

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Peter Edelman talks about why our economy produces great wealth and great poverty at the same time and offers suggestions on how to improve the condition of the tens of millions of Americans currently living below the poverty line. Hosted by Busboys and Poets in Washington, DC.

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Peter Edelman

Peter Edelman is a professor of law at Georgetown University. He served as an adviser to Senator Robert Kennedy from 1964 to 1968 and was Issues Director for Senator Edward Kennedy's 1980 presidential campaign. Prof. Edelman resigned from his position as acting assistant secretary for planning and evaluation at the Department of Health and Human Services in 1996 to protest President Clinton's support of welfare reform legislation.

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"So Rich, So Poor: Why It's So Hard to End Poverty in America"

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Past Airings

Saturday, September 29th at 3:30pm (ET)
Saturday, August 18th at 11am (ET)
Monday, August 13th at 2am (ET)
Saturday, August 11th at 11pm (ET)