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Poverty & Human Agency

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This panel on “Poverty and Human Agency” features a conversation with Marlo Fox, Executive Director of Think Tank Inc., and Maurico Miller, Executive Director of the Community Independence Initiative. We explore questions of the nature of poverty and the necessity of placing human agency at the center of thinking about solutions to poverty. The importance

Reducing Poverty: The Importance of Community

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Strong local communities and the institutions that support them have long been the bedrock of society. Increasingly these institutions are weakening and this leads to significant long term consequences. Join author and columnist Tim Carney and non-profit leader Lucan Rouggly as they discuss the importance of strong communities in the fight against poverty, alienation and

Addressing Poverty: Foundational Principles

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How should we think about poverty and prosperity? What are the foundational principles that enable individuals, families, and communities to flourish and create prosperity in their own communities? Ismael Hernandez and Peter Greer discuss the challenge of poverty in the US and internationally and the most effective ways to think about poverty in light of