A bibliography for Blog Action Day 2008: Poverty. A collection of readings on economics and poverty, for parents, kids, and churches. “You cannot reduce poverty if you don’t know what poverty is.”
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Posted in Mind & Society, Reading Around Also tagged Blog Action Day, Blogging, Poverty, Social Justice Leave a comment
Not Quite Lifelong Learning
“So let me get this straight,” I said. “If I were to drop out of school tomorrow and get a job at Burger King, the state would pay for my child care?”
Posted in Margin Notes, Mind & Society, Reading Around Also tagged Childcare, Ethics, Higher Education, Media, Parenting, Poverty, Psychology, Student Loans Leave a comment
Everything to Gain
What if you could right a wrong from your parents generation, and pass on a blessing to your children? What if you could build businesses in the community, cut crime, pollution, and disease, and make a profit doing it?
Posted in Margin Notes, Mind & Society Also tagged Alex Steffen, BOF, Business, Cities, Community, Environment, Heroes, Majora Carter, NYC, Race, Reorganization, Social Justice, Sustainability, Sustainable South Bronx, TED, WorldChanging Leave a comment
