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Economy
9:25 am
Thu September 13, 2012
William Julius Wilson: Ending Poverty Is Possible
By editor
Originally published on Thu September 13, 2012 1:55 pm
The Census Bureau announced that 15 percent of Americans lived in poverty in 2011 — a slight drop from the year before. But income disparities continue to grow. Host Michel Martin talks with Harvard professor William Julius Wilson, author of the 1987 book The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy.