Poverty Policy Links

Nicholas Kristof writes that we're making progress in figuring out what will alleviate poverty.  The answer?  Jobs and education.

Lawrence Mead writes that the employment levels of poor men continues to decline and suggests that we use the criminal justice to force the 1.5 million men on probation or in arrears on their child support to work or go to jail.

Here's a review of William Julius Wilson's new book.

A brief look back at the life of Michael Harrington and the ways in which he influenced poverty policy

A rebuttal to the writings of Charles Murray, and other Libertarians, on poverty

Evictions are surprisingly common among the poor

Paul Krugman says recent research shows that "poverty is poison"

Alex Kotlowitz details how Cleveland has dealt with with their spate of foreclosures

He also details how Chicago's public housing system has failed (as of 2002)