(2015/01/01) Making Provisions (Poverty) - a podcast by BestOfTheLeft.com
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Edition #887
Today we take a look at the state of poverty in America and some ideas of how to address it
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Show Notes
Ch. 1: Opening Theme: A Fond Farewell - From a Basement On the Hill
Ch. 2: Act 1: Have you benefited from a government program - @allinwithchris Hayes - Air Date: 02-04-14
Ch. 3: Song 1: Eleanor Rigby (Strings Only) - Anthology Box Set
Ch. 4: Act 2: Extending Unemployment Benefits is Fiscally Conservative - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 10-17-14
Ch. 5: Song 2: Working Poor - House With No Home
Ch. 6: Act 3: Blessed Are The Poor - @jimmy_dore Show - Air Date 5-9-14
Ch. 7: Song 3: Kill the Poor - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Ch. 8: Act 4: Politician Pushes For Literal Hunger Games - @theyoungturks - Air Date: 11-20-14
Ch. 9: Song 4: Laughing At You - Popaganda
Ch. 10: Act 5: PBS's Weak Challanges On Ryan Economics - CounterSpin (@FAIRmediawatch) - Air Date 10-10-14
Ch. 11: Song 5: Let's Eat the Poor - Let's Eat the Poor
Ch. 12: Act 6: Govt Will Double Food Stamp Value When Used for Local Fruits & Vegetables - @davidpakmanshow - Air Date: 11-15-14
Ch. 13: Song 6: Food Glorious Food - Oliver! (Soundtrack)
Ch. 14: Act 7: Bernie Sanders' 12 Point Plan to Save the Middle Class - @Thom_Hartmann - Air Date: 12-05-14
Ch. 15: Song 7: Man With a Plan - Man With a Plan - Single
Ch. 16: Act 8: @HalfinTen via Coalition On Human Needs (@CoalitiononHN) - Best of the Left Activism
Ch. 17: Song 8: Time for Action - Time for Action - the Very Best Of
Ch. 18: Act 9: Linda Tirado - Hand to Mouth: Living in Bootstrap America - GoodBooksRadio - Air Date: 10-03-14
Voicemails
Ch. 20: Let schools teach about religious holidays - Wade from Ft. Worth, TX
Ch. 21: Fact-checking Jimmy Dore on Christmas - Sandy in Germany
Voicemail Music: Loud Pipes - Classics
Ch. 22: Final comments on a stunning piece of cognitive dissonance
Closing Music: Here We Are - Everyone's in Everyone
Activism: @HalfinTen via Coalition On Human Needs (@CoalitiononHN)
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Sources/further reading:
"The Safety Net Is Good Economic Policy” by Sarah Steinberg at the Center For American Progress
"Fact of the Week: Safety Net Programs Kept Child Poverty from Skyrocketing during the Great Recession” by Lecia Imbery at the Coalition On Human Needs
"One in five millennials lives in poverty, report finds” by Jana Kasperkevic at The Guardian
Written by BOTL social media/activism director Katie Klabusich
Produced by Jay! Tomlinson
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