Michael Harrington
American socialist writer and political activist (1928 to 1989); author of The Other America (1962).
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The America of poverty is more hidden than it has ever been
The other America, the America of poverty, is hidden today in a way that it never was before.
archive.orgSaid c. 1962This on korrents
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The America of poverty is more hidden than it has ever been
The other America, the America of poverty, is hidden today in a way that it never was before.
The Other America (Penguin, 1968 printing of the 1962 book) Said c. 1962
Poverty is often off the beaten track
Poverty is often off the beaten track.
The Other America (Penguin, 1968 printing of the 1962 book) Said c. 1962
That the poor are invisible is one of the most important things about them
That the poor are invisible is one of the most important things about them.
The Other America (Penguin, 1968 printing of the 1962 book) Said c. 1962
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Being poor is not only material deprivation but a futile universe within America
To be poor is not simply to be deprived of the material things of this world. It is to enter a fatal, futile universe, an America within America with a twisted spirit.
The Other America (Penguin, 1968 printing of the 1962 book) Said c. 1962
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