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27 relations: American Left, Audrey Cohen, Charles Abrams, College of the Holy Cross, Corporate welfare, Culture of poverty, Dwight Macdonald, History of left-wing politics in the United States, History of the socialist movement in the United States, History of the United States (1945–64), How the Other Half Lives, List of College of the Holy Cross alumni, List of George Polk Award winners, Michael Harrington, Poverty in the United States, Reformist Left, Robert Elliott Burns, Robert F. Kennedy's remarks at the University of Kansas, Seth Doane, Social Democrats, USA, Socialist Party of America, Timeline of 1960s counterculture, Tom Kahn, Travels with Charley, Two Americas, War on Poverty, Working poor.
American Left
The American Left has consisted of a broad range of individuals and groups that have sought fundamental egalitarian changes in the economic, political, and cultural institutions of the United States.
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Audrey Cohen
Audrey C. Cohen (May 14, 1931 – March 10, 1996) was the founding president of Metropolitan College of New York, an institution known for its unique curricular structure and commitment to experiential education.
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Charles Abrams
Charles Abrams (September 20, 1901 – February 22, 1970) was a Polish-born American lawyer, author, urbanist, and housing expert who created the New York City Housing and Development Administration in the 1960s.
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College of the Holy Cross
The College of the Holy Cross or better known simply as Holy Cross is a private, undergraduate, Roman Catholic, Jesuit liberal arts college located in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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Corporate welfare
Corporate welfare is a term that analogizes corporate subsidies to welfare payments for the poor.
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Culture of poverty
The culture of poverty is a concept in social theory that expands on the idea of a cycle of poverty.
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Dwight Macdonald
Dwight Macdonald (March 24, 1906 – December 19, 1982) was a U.S. writer, editor, film critic, social critic, philosopher, and political radical.
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History of left-wing politics in the United States
The history of left-wing politics in the United States dates back to Marxist immigrants in the mid-19th century.
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History of the socialist movement in the United States
Socialism in the United States began with utopian communities in the early 19th century such as the Shakers, the activist visionary Josiah Warren and intentional communities inspired by Charles Fourier.
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History of the United States (1945–64)
For the United States of America, 1945 to 1964 was a time of high economic growth and general prosperity.
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How the Other Half Lives
How the Other Half Lives: Studies among the Tenements of New York (1890) is an early publication of photojournalism by Jacob Riis, documenting squalid living conditions in New York City slums in the 1880s.
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List of College of the Holy Cross alumni
This list of College of the Holy Cross alumni includes graduates and non-graduate, former students at the College of the Holy Cross.
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List of George Polk Award winners
The George Polk Awards in Journalism are a series of American journalism awards presented annually by Long Island University in New York.
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Michael Harrington
Edward Michael "Mike" Harrington, Jr. (February 24, 1928 – July 31, 1989) was an American democratic socialist, writer, author of The Other America, political activist, political theorist, professor of political science, radio commentator and founding member of the Democratic Socialists of America.
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Poverty in the United States
Poverty is a state of deprivation, lacking the usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions.
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Reformist Left
The Reformist Left is a political term coined by Richard Rorty in his 1998 book Achieving Our Country, in reference to the mainstream Left in the United States (though the term may be applied elsewhere) in the first two thirds of the 20th century: I propose to use the term reformist Left to cover all those Americans who, between 1900 and 1964, struggled within the framework of constitutional democracy to protect the weak from the strong.
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Robert Elliott Burns
Robert Elliott Burns (May 10, 1892 – June 5, 1955) was a World War I veteran who gained notoriety after escaping from a Georgia chain gang and writing his memoirs, I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang!, exposing the cruelty and injustice of the chain gang system.
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Robert F. Kennedy's remarks at the University of Kansas
Robert F. Kennedy's remarks at the University of Kansas were given on March 18, 1968.
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Seth Doane
Seth Doane (born June 26, 1978) is an American television journalist, currently working for CBS News.
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Social Democrats, USA
Social Democrats, USA (SDUSA) is an American association of social democrats founded in 1972.
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Socialist Party of America
The Socialist Party of America (SPA) was a multi-tendency democratic socialist and social democratic political party in the United States formed in 1901 by a merger between the three-year-old Social Democratic Party of America and disaffected elements of the Socialist Labor Party of America which had split from the main organization in 1899.
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Timeline of 1960s counterculture
The following is a chronological capsule history of 1960s counterculture.
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Tom Kahn
Tom David Kahn (September 15, 1938 – March 27, 1992) was an American social democrat known for his leadership in several organizations.
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Travels with Charley
Travels with Charley: In Search of America is a travelogue written by American author John Steinbeck.
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Two Americas
Two Americas is a catch phrase referring to social stratification in American society, made famous in a 2004 speech by former U.S. Senator and former presidential candidate John Edwards, originally referring to haves and have-nots.
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War on Poverty
The War on Poverty is the unofficial name for legislation first introduced by United States President Lyndon B. Johnson during his State of the Union address on Wednesday, January 8, 1964.
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Working poor
The working poor are working people whose incomes fall below a given poverty line due to lack of work hours and/or low wages.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Other_America
