Make Poverty History

exploitation of power. Incarceration of women of color increased rapidly in the 1980s, shortly after the “war on drugs” was declared by Richard Nixon, which specifically targeted poor, uneducated, communities of color, referred to as “no 1980 war on poverty, unemployment, racism, miseducation, and sexism” (Collins 44). This 1971 initiation was to punish and segregate these individuals the state deemed criminals through stereotypical and racialized profiling, rather than providing rehabilitation…

With this same philosophical idea proposed by George Santayana, the study of our nation’s history and foreign policy efforts should be used as a lesson to guide any future behavior on how the United States should deal with the threat ISIS presents because of the clear thread that exists between the past and present. The same gap of communication and lack of understanding of different cultures, values and histories that brought destruction and instability during the Philippines-American War and…

the whites became richer, and the other groups became poorer. Despite the end of apartheid, South Africa still has one of the highest income inequality gaps in the world today, showing that the effects of imperialism still plague Africa. I believe poverty is so prevalent throughout Africa because of the lack of education. If people knew how to properly run a government and maintain a meaningful…

Mexico is a truly wonderful country filled with a rich history and culture. Many people travel on vacation to enjoy all of the beauty that Mexico has to offer, but most people do not see the extreme inequalities that the people of Mexico experience. The majority of people in Mexico are severely impoverished and live in an environment that makes it extremely difficult to break the cycle of poverty and advance in life. The type of hardships that many Mexican citizens face is unimaginable to most…

Fight the System! (or Not) Throughout the history of the United States of America, the justice system and the opinions of citizens on how the system should work have vastly developed and varied. Many US citizens currently believe that the justice system has been fair since the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, but Bryan Stevenson, author of Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption, has a different view. Stevenson believes that being equal under the law did not actually fix the legal…

The debate over raising the minimum wage has been a sensitive topic for many people throughout the United States. The constant struggles of money have left a large number of Americans wondering if they will ever reach over the poverty line. U.S. citizens have taken sides to help determine the future of the workforce. They have either chosen to vote for or against raising the minimum wage throughout the country. Each side has their own views and opinions on how much is too much. Voters who have…

is born into poverty.” which can eventually lead to the parent(s) leaning on the AFDC to be able to support their family. Though in today’s age a grown adult can work 40+ hours a week, full-time and still struggle with poverty greatly. Compared to those who were born into rich families and have the ability to get into a highly regal college for little cost to them and get a higher education and make more money working less with little hours. Those children who were born into poverty will most…

Introduction The world has become a better place than it used to be. Individuals are healthier, live longer, and wealthier, yet the escape from poverty by many has left inequality gaps between nations and individuals. In the book The Great Escape, Angus Deaton, who is one of the leading experts on economic poverty and development, narrates an incredible story of how some parts of the world in the past experienced progress while others did not, leading to inequality in today’s world (Deaton).…

even more problems in the world. Perhaps to James Madison it made sense based on the context of time, however today it most certainly is not. Times have changed and his belief may even be considered irrelevant. During the late 18th century, based on history only the rich were able to afford an education, meanwhile the middle and lower class were seen as workers with no higher knowledge.…

Human trafficking pushes the wealthy classes of people into greater wealth and forces the poor and vulnerable families into deeper poverty impeding the development of lower social classes living conditions and resources and creating a never ending cycle of poverty and extreme social class division within…