Under the affluence: shaming the poor, praising the rich and sacrificing the future of America

Cover Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; I. Pulling Apart: The State of Disunited America; Joblessness and Underemployment in Post-Recession America; Poverty, Wage Stagnation and Deprivation Amid â#x80;#x9C;Recoveryâ#x80;#x9D;; Income and Wealth Inequality: Long-Term Trends and Current Realities; But What About Mobility? Arenâ#x80;#x99;t the Poor Just Temporarily Embarrassed Millionaires?; Whodunit? Exploring the Causes of Growing American Inequality; Some Final Words About Race and the Economic Crisis; II. Resurrecting Scrooge: Rhetoric and Policy in a Culture of Cruelty.

Past as Prologue: The Origins of Class and Cruelty in AmericaThe Reformation: From Social Gospel to the New Deal and Beyond; The Restoration: Backlash, Reaganism and the Liberal Capitulation; Bashing the War on Poverty: The Presumption of Failure, the Reality of Success; Victim Blaming, Poverty Shaming and Culture Defaming in Modern America; The Real Reasons for Unemployment, Poverty and Welfare; Loving the One Percent: The Valorization of the Rich and Powerful; With Justice for None: The Implications of a Culture of Cruelty; III. Redeeming Scrooge: Fostering a Culture of Compassion.

How Did We Get Here? The Importance of Seeing the Roadblocks ClearlyBeyond Facts: The Importance of Storytelling; Some Things Are Not Negotiable: Developing a Vision of a Culture of Compassion; Moving to Self-Determination: Empowering Communities to Control Their Destiny; Notes.