Under the affluence : shaming the poor, praising the rich and sacrificing the future of America / Tim Wise.
""One of the most brilliant, articulate, and courageous critics of white privilege in the nation."--Michael Eric DysonTim Wise is one of America's most prolific public intellectuals. His critically acclaimed books, high-profile media interviews, and year-round speaking schedule have established him...
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| Language: | English |
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San Francisco :
City Lights Books,
[2015]
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| Series: | City lights open media
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| Physical Description: | 360 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
Contents:
- I. Pulling apart: the state of disunited America. Joblessness and underemployment in post-recession America ; Poverty, wage stagnation and deprivation amid "recovery" ; Income and wealth inequality: long-term trends and current realities ; But what about mobility? Aren't the poor just temporarily embarrassed millionaires? ; Whodunit? Exploring causes of growing American inequality ; Some final words about race and the economic crisis
- II. Resurrecting Scrooge: rhetoric and policy in a culture of cruelty. Past as prologue: the origins of class and cruelty in America ; The reformation: from social gospel to the New Deal and beyond ; The restoration: backlash, Reaganism and the liberal capitulation ; Bashing the war on poverty: the presumption of failure, the reality of success ; Victim blaming, poverty shaming and culture defaming in modern America ; The real reasons for unemployment, poverty and welfare ; Loving the one percent: the valorization of the rich and powerful ; With justice for none: the implications of a culture of cruelty
- III. Redeeming Scrooge: fostering a culture of compassion. How did we get here? The importance of seeing the roadblocks clearly ; Beyond facts: the importance of storytelling ; Some things are not negotiable: developing a vision of a culture of compassion ; Moving to self-determination: empowering communities to control their destiny.