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Today, more than 40 million Americans live in poverty. The problem has been addressed countless times since the nation’s founding, but it persists, and for the poorest among us, it gets worse. America has not been able to find its way to a sustainable solution, because most of its citizens see the problem of poverty from a distance, through a distorted lens. Produced by our partners at WNYC’s On the Media, “Busted: America’s Poverty Myths” is a five-part radio series that explores how our understanding of the cause of poverty are formed not by facts, but by myths, media, and the tales of the American dream. Host Brooke Gladstone traveled to Ohio, a state that encompasses all types of poverty – rural, inner city, and rust belt – to hear from individuals who are poor how they got that way, and to understand, under current policies, why they are likely to stay that way.
More From Busted: America’s Poverty Myths
BUSTED #3: Rags to Riches (LISTEN)
May 14, 2018
Is America a land of equal opportunity and upward mobility for all?
BUSTED #1: The Poverty Tour (LISTEN)
May 14, 2018
We ex;pre how our understanding of poverty is shaped, not by facts, but by private presumptions, media narratives, and the tales of the American Dream.
BUSTED #5: Breaking News Consumer’s Handbook- Poverty in America Edition (LISTEN)
October 29, 2016
When reporting on poverty, the media fall into familiar traps and pundits make prescriptions that disregard the facts.
BUSTED #4: When the Safety Net Doesn’t Catch You (Listen)
October 21, 2016
We examine the strengths and shortcomings of our nation's safety net.
BUSTED #2: Who Deserves To Be Poor? (Listen)
October 11, 2016
We trace the history of welfare in America, from aid to widows after the Civil War to Lyndon Johnson's War on Poverty to Bill Clinton's pledge to "end welfare as we know it."
BUSTED: Go-Behind the-Scenes with WNYC’s On the Media in Ohio (Watch)
September 28, 2016
We examine how the story of poverty gets told -- and whether media attention makes any difference.
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