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22 de mar. de 2012 · The conference, titled “The Other America Then and Now,” marks the 50th anniversary of Holy Cross alumnus Michael Harrington’s “The Other America,” a seminal book on poverty in the United States that is said to have inspired President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty and other social reforms of the 1960s. “Harrington’s book ...
1 de ago. de 1997 · When Michael Harrington’s masterpiece, The Other America, was first published in 1962, it was hailed as an explosive work and became a galvanizing force for the war on poverty. Harrington shed light on the lives of the poor—from farm to city—and the social forces that relegated them to their difficult situations.
Michael Harrington (full name Edward Michael Harrington) was an influential left-wing activist. He founded the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), an organization which works to advance far-left politics, including within the Democratic Party, and claims to be the largest socialist group in the United States.. He was also involved in prominent left-of-center activist initiatives, from the ...
Other articles where The Other America is discussed: Michael Harrington: Shift to Trotskyism and The Other America: …1960 and in his seminal The Other America (1962), Harrington presented three arguments regarding poverty in the U.S. First, he challenged the prevailing assumption that the New Deal had practically ended poverty. His studies suggested that perhaps 50 million people still lived ...
Harrington, Michael. ISBN: 9789990003185 | Clave FCE: 015049R. En la década 1950-1960 coexistían en Estados Unidos dos realidades. En una de ellas habitaban cuarenta o cincuenta millones de ciudadanos viviendo en un submundo económico en la nación más rica del mundo. Éste es el tema que Michael Harrington desarrolla en La cultura de la ...
Maxine Phillips. Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) founder Michael Harrington died today in 1989. Here, former DSA national director Maxine Phillips reflects on the legacy of her friend and comrade. Members of the Democratic Socialists of America gather outside of a Trump-owned building on May 1, 2019 in New York City. Spencer Platt / Getty.
Books. Socialism: Past and Future. Michael Harrington. Skyhorse Publishing Inc., 2011 - History - 336 pages. This is the definitive text on the role of socialism throughout history which Publishers Weekly calls “succinct, readable” and the New York Times says “has a lively air of optimism and boldly challenges traditional ideas.”.
