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6/21 WMFO: Frances Fox Piven: Rich & Poor (Wed)
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Martin Voelker)
Wed Jun 14 17:21:46 2000
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 17:20:35 -0400
From: Martin Voelker <mvoelker@emerald.tufts.edu>
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WMFO MEDFORD 91.5 FM (online worldwide at http://wmfo.org )
WEDNESDAY, 21st 8-9a.m. (yes, in the morning!)
David Barsamian's Alternative Radio with Re: Alternative Radio: Memorial
Day Special
Frances Fox Piven - The Politics of the Rich & Poor
The political system is largely the captive of special interests and
lobbyists who dole out bushels of money. In the old days it used to be
called influence peddling. Today it is simply politics as usual. In the
din of ringing cash registers the voices of ordinary people cannot be
heard. Voters don't vote and democracy atrophies. Among industrialized
countries the U.S. has the sharpest levels of income and wealth
inequality. Are the times ripe for change?
Frances Fox Piven is one of the foremost scholars of poverty and
politics. She is Distinguished Professor of Political Science and
Sociology at CUNY. She is co-author with Richard Cloward of numerous
award-winning books including, "Regulating the Poor" and "The Breaking
of the American Social Compact."
Martin Voelker, news director, producer, WMFO Medford, 91.5 FM
presenting public affairs programming:
"Alternative Radio": Wed morning, 8-9 am (David Barsamian's syndicated show)
"No-U-Turn Radio": Th morning, 8-9 am (my own local productions)
Listener line: (617) 627- 3800.
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