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Stereotypes tell us it's easy to spot the homeless-after all, life on the street tends to leave a mark on people. But is a "homeless profile" really meaningful? In today's economy a man in a business suit might well be living in his car; and besides, to those in society's upper echelons, homelessness is often invisible. This program offers a profound exploration of homelessness, focusing on factors like addiction, financial hardship, mental illness,...
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This Prelinger Archives film visits poor areas of the United States, particularly hard-hit agricultural areas, and discusses social and economic programs encompassed by the "War on Poverty." Viewers encounter struggling farmers who share their perspectives on how and why poverty is so common among their communities, what they can and can't do about it, and what their hopes for the future are. The film also includes commentary from community activists...
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This Prelinger Archives film visits poor areas of the United States, particularly hard-hit agricultural areas, and discusses social and economic programs encompassed by the "War on Poverty." This second part continues to focus on information about school and daycare programs helping to give poor children greater advancement. Viewers visit a school program helping teenagers who are working on a third- or fourth-grade level and a parent who has more-or-less...
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Is big government stifling the American spirit? Just about everyone has a reason to question how the size of our government affects the nation's economic and political structure. Is government intervention in everything from financial policy to health care rewarding the "takers" and not the "makers," stifling innovators, entrepreneurs, and business owners? Or has government done too little to support the growing poor and rapidly shrinking middle class?...