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Between The Lines, Interview with Stephen Pimpare
No full textInterview with Stephen Pimpare, author of “A People’s History of Poverty in America”, on how 15 percent of the overall U.S. population is poor, including 26 percent of Hispanics, 27 percent of African Americans, 22 percent of children under 18, and 9 percent over age 65
Al Jazeera English, Interview with Stephen Pimpare
No full textStephen Pimpare discussing new World Bank poverty threshold with Kamahl Santamaria on Al Jazeer
One America News, Interview with Stephen Pimpare
No full textOne America News’ Neil W. McCabe spoke to Professor Stephen Pimpare on the Manchester campus of the University of New Hampshire. Professor Pimpare gave his analysis of the true importance and lessons learned from the 2016 New Hampshire primary election
Stephen Pimpare on War on Poverty, Carl Hart on Marijuana
No full textThis week on CounterSpin: The 50th anniversary of the launch of LBJ’s War on Poverty is generating a lot of press coverage of an issue corporate media tend to mostly ignore. But what’s missing from these conservations? We’ll ask author and professor Stephen Pimpare
Stephen Pimpare on Paul Ryan, Alyssa Hadley Dunn on Campbell Brown
No full textThis week on CounterSpin: Republican Congressman Paul Ryan is back with yet one more plan to fight poverty. And, as usual the national media are giving him plenty of attention. But is there anything new here? And what are the broad lessons—and problems—with the poverty discussions that Ryan inspires? We’ll ask poverty researcher and author Stephen Pimpare
The Bookshelf, Interview with Stephen Pimpare
No full textSince the advent of film in the early 20th century, movies have taken up the task of depicting poverty and homelessness. Scenes of the poor have been informed by the culture in which they were made, and in turn influenced public opinions about what it means to be poor or homeless.
Stephen Pimpare is senior lecturer in American Politics and Public Policy at UNH, and his new book takes a look at how films depict people living in poverty. The book is called Ghettos, Tramps, and Welfare Queens: Down and Out on the Silver Screen and he talked about it with NHPR’s Peter Biello
Off-Kilter Podcast, Interview with Stephen Pimpare
No full textPaul Ryan said it best back in March: Obamacare is the law of the land. On Friday, for the first time in months, millions of Americans woke up with the comfort of knowing that their healthcare will remain intact. After a nail-biting week and multiple last-ditch efforts by Republicans to strip people of their coverage, Democrats snatched victory from the jaws of defeat. Neera Tanden, President of the Center for American Progress and one of the architects of the Affordable Care Act, unpacks how we secured this victory, and what\u27s next for healthcare (because is this fight ever really over?). Later in the show, Jeremy shares what we all missed while we were paying attention to healthcare. And finally, Stephen Pimpare explores how movies have portrayed poor and homeless people throughout history, and why their portrayals matter
Review of \u3cem\u3eA People\u27s History of Poverty in America.\u3c/em\u3e Stephen Pimpare. Reviewed by James Midgley.
Get PDFBook review of Stephen Pimpare, A People\u27s History of Poverty in America. New York: The New Press, 2008. $27.95 hardcover
Review of \u3cem\u3eGhettos, Tramps, and Welfare Queens: Down and Out on the Silver Screen.\u3c/em\u3e by Stephen Pimpare
Get PDFReview or: Stephen Pimpare, Ghettos, Tramps, and Welfare Queens: Down and Out on the Silver Screen. Oxford University Press (2017), 342 pages, $35 (hardcover)
Review of \u3cem\u3eCity of Disorder: How the Quality of Life Campaign Transformed New York Politics.\u3c/em\u3e Alex Vitale. Reviewed by Stephen Pimpare.
Get PDFBook review of Alex Vitale, City of Disorder: How the Quality of Life Campaign Transformed New York Politics. New York: New York University Press, 2008. 20.00 papercover
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