The
Rich And The Rest Of Us: A Poverty Manifesto
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by Tavis Smiley & Cornel West
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Publisher: SmileyBooks (April 17, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1401940633
ISBN-13: 978-1401940638
Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
Record unemployment and rampant corporate avarice, empty houses but homeless
families, dwindling opportunities in an increasingly paralyzed nation—these
are the realities of 21st-century America, land of the free and home of the
new middle class poor. Award-winning broadcaster Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel
West, one of the nation’s leading democratic intellectuals, co-hosts of
Public Radio’s Smiley & West , now take on the “P” word—poverty.
The Rich and the Rest of Us is the next step in the journey that began with
“The Poverty Tour: A Call to Conscience.” Smiley and West’s 18-city bus tour
gave voice to the plight of impoverished Americans of all races, colors, and
creeds. With 150 million Americans persistently poor or near poor, the
highest numbers in over five decades, Smiley and West argue that now is the
time to confront the underlying conditions of systemic poverty in America
before it’s too late.
By placing the eradication of poverty in the context of the nation’s
greatest moments of social transformation— such as the abolition of slavery,
woman’s suffrage, and the labor and civil rights movements—ending poverty is
sure to emerge as America’s 21st -century civil rights struggle.
As the middle class disappears and the safety net is shredded, Smiley and
West, building on the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., ask us to confront
our fear and complacency with 12 poverty changing ideas. They challenge us
to re-examine our assumptions about poverty in America—what it really is and
how to eliminate it now.
About the Authors
Tavis Smiley
From his celebrated conversations with world figures to his work to
inspire the next generation of leaders as a broadcaster, author,
advocate, and philanthropist, Tavis Smiley continues to be an
outstanding voice for change. Currently, Smiley hosts the late-night
television talk show Tavis Smiley on PBS; The Tavis Smiley
Show, distributed by Public Radio International (PRI); and is a
co-host of Smiley & West (PRI). He is the first American to
simultaneously host signature talk shows on both public television and
public radio. In addition to his radio and television work, Smiley has
authored 16 books, including his New York Times bestselling
memoir What I Know For Sure and the book he edited, the #1 New
York Times bestseller, Covenant with Black America. He is also
the presenter and creative force behind America I AM: The African
American Imprint—an unprecedented and award-winning traveling museum
exhibition celebrating the extraordinary impact of African American
contributions to our nation and to the world. In 2009, Tavis Smiley was
named one of TIME’s “100 Most Influential People in the World.”
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Tavis Smiley
Cornel
West
Educator and
philosopher Cornel West is the Class of 1943 University Professor at
Princeton University. Known as one of America’s most gifted,
provocative, and important democratic intellectuals, he is the author of
the contemporary classic Race Matters, which changed
the course of America’s dialogue on race and justice; the New York
Times bestseller Democracy Matters; and the memoir Brother
West: Living and Loving Out Loud. He is the author of 17 other texts
and the recipient of the American Book Award. West holds more than 20
honorary degrees, and will return this fall as Professor of Philosophy
and Christian Practice at Union Theological Seminary in New York City.
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