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Fighting Poverty with Poverty

Posted on May 23, 2014 by Grace Gentry

In 1965, Lyndon B. Johnson began the Federal program Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) for young Americans to be the foot soldiers of the War on Poverty. VISTA was conceptualized as a domestic Peace Corps (which is an insidious … Continue reading →

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Marx and Bagels: The Dialectics of Diet

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Grace Gentry

Marx and Engels go together like lox and bagels. “Food justice is the right of communities everywhere to produce, distribute, access, and eat good food regardless of race, class, gender, ethnicity, citizenship, ability, religion, or community. Good food is healthful, local, sustainable, culturally … Continue reading →

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