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Index
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Introduction
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 the 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
Notes
About the Author
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