Making a difference – Jeff Campbell and Hungry for Music
NPR.org: “Instruments Of Good: The Healing Power Of Music”: Another fan of Campbell’s work is singer/songwriter Peter Case. “When I was a kid,” Case says, “my guitar was like a piece of wood off a...
View ArticleWhat is ‘the American Dream’?
The conventional wisdom is that ‘The American Dream’ is a goal and aspiration on the part of Americans for some form of ‘conventional’ middle class life: a house, 2 kids, a car, one day retirement....
View ArticleHomeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County
Recent HBO Documentary, “Homeless: The Motel Kids of Orange County”, is a must see. It is a must see because it helps reveal the struggles of the working poor, by letting the children who are...
View ArticleI didn’t know who to go to for help – hunger in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Inquirer profiles the lives of families going hungry in Pennsylvania’s First Congressional District, home of a few of my old neighborhoods, Kensington, Fishtown, Frankford in...
View ArticleOn Pulp’s “Common People”
Dorian Lynskey posted a terrific piece on Pulp’s “Common People” that spawned great conversations both on his blog and on Metafilter.
View ArticlePhiladelphia Lt. Raymond Evers: “It’s a high-risk area”
Tonight comes news of another murder in Kensington. Philadelphia Inquirer: “Police find woman’s body in Kensington”. While Center City Philadelphia is continuing a Renaissance that started in the 90s,...
View ArticleMust reading about Kensington at Philly.com
The Inquirer recently wrapped up a series about the struggles faced in Kensington and Philadelphia’s First Congressional District – the 2nd hungriest in the nation: “Hunger in the First”: Alfred...
View ArticleAmerica’s homeless generation
60 Minutes recently ran a segment revealing the stories of children in America who are fighting to survive homelessness. It is a must watch. A painful watch. 60 Minutes: Homeless children: the hard...
View ArticleNYTimes on lack of child care pushing some to choose Welfare
The numbers of those on Welfare have been dropping steadily since the 90s. Those numbers look to be rising again as cuts in services that provide tools for those wanting to climb the ladder are being...
View Article60 Minutes 2011 reports on family homelessness are must-sees
They titled the report, “The Hard Times Generation” and it was a revealing look at families fighting homelessness. 60 Minutes: 14 minute video: “Hard Times Generation: Families living in cars”: 60...
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