- The Other America
Michael Harrington ’s book "The Other America" (ISBN 0-684-82678-X) was an influential study ofpoverty in the United States , published driving force behind the "war on poverty ."Fact|date=May 2007 The Boston Globe editorialized thatMedicaid , Medicare, food stamps and expanded social security benefits were traceable to Harrington’s ideas. Harrington became the pre-eminent spokesman forsocialism in America.Fact|date=May 2007Documentary film
The
documentary film "The Other America" captured the essence of Harrington’s ideas through the use of archival footage and interviews with his colleagues and opponents. Over thirty interviews were filmed, including:
*John Kenneth Galbraith
*Gloria Steinem
*William F. Buckley
*Charles Murray
* as well as ordinary people who struggle to make a living, or are dependent on social services.The documentary included a brief history of socialism in America, and raised questions concerning
* the merits and relevance of unions today
* the problems ofmigrant workers ,farmer s, andinner cities ,
* and the Americanhealth care system .MVRHSee also
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Two Americas
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