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Mentioned in 9 episodes
The other America
Book • 1962
Published in 1962, 'The Other America' by Michael Harrington reveals the stark realities of poverty amidst America's post-war prosperity.
The book challenges readers to confront the harsh conditions faced by the impoverished and calls for action to create a more equitable society.
It played a significant role in shaping public discourse on poverty and influenced President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society programs.
The book challenges readers to confront the harsh conditions faced by the impoverished and calls for action to create a more equitable society.
It played a significant role in shaping public discourse on poverty and influenced President Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society programs.
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Mentioned in 9 episodes
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as Michael Harrington’s influential study exposing the scale and racial inequality of American poverty.


Rund Abdelfatah


Maurice Isserman


Doug Greene

80 snips
Democratic Socialism. Hope or Hopeless?
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when referencing Michael Harrington's influence on Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society.


Ben Shapiro

53 snips
How Democratic Socialism Went Mainstream
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as a biography of Michael Harrington, referring to an account from it.


Eli Lake

48 snips
Beautiful Losers: Mamdani & The End of Socialism’s Losing Streak
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as Michael Harrington's most enduring work, exposing poverty in America.


Eli Lake

48 snips
Beautiful Losers: Mamdani & The End of Socialism’s Losing Streak
Mentioned in the context of President Kennedy announcing a war on poverty due to the massive poverty around US.

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Modern Monetary Theory: The Fundamentals (Ft. L. Randall Wray)
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when discussing the poverty program efforts of the JFK and Johnson administrations.


John Podhoretz

13 snips
Relitigating the 20th Century
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to explain Michael Harrington's prominence and why Harrington cringed at being remembered for that work.


Gary Dorrien

11 snips
Sacred Values and Street Power — The Theology of Organizing
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przy przedstawianiu Michaela Harringtona i jego analizy ubóstwa w powojennych Stanach Zjednoczonych.

Łukasz Pawłowski

293. Widmo socjalizmu: DSA, Hasan Piker i "lewicowa fala" w Partii Demokratycznej
Mentioned by callers as an influential nonfiction book about poverty in America.

250 Books for the Country's 250th
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as a 1962 exposé that highlighted persistent poverty and influenced the War on Poverty agenda.

Jody Avirgan

Books We'd Save From A Fire (Part 2) w/ Jon Meacham



