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• Title: Global Justice in the Time of Obama: A Call to Organize (Commentary) (Barack Obama)
• Author : Lorecta Pyles
• Release Date : January 01, 2010
• Genre: Social Science,Books,Nonfiction,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 58 KB

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Like many social workers, community professionals, and social activists, I was thrilled and humbled by the history that was made when Barack Obama was elected president of the United States, the first ever African American to be bestowed with that honor by the American citizenry. Reeling from the dark ages of social welfare policy of the past 30 years, many who serve, advocate for, or organize with low-income and marginalized populations are understandably hopeful. This hope is shared by many people affected by U.S. economic and social policies across the globe, including governments and civil society in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Europe ("Reactions from Around the World," 2008). When the crisis in social welfare retrenchment reached its nadir in this country with the enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L. 104-193), it seemed as though things could not get any worse. Now, faced with the realities of a costly war, a global economic recession, and a health care crisis, our situation has indeed deteriorated. Poor and low-income individuals and families are faced with social problems that arguably have been exacerbated by social policy decisions favoring the well-being of corporations over the well-being of people. There is evidence that vulnerable individuals, families, and communities are bearing the brunt of these policy decisions now more than ever, as they reach out for economic supports and social services at some of the highest rates in recent history. One traditional indicator of hardship is the number of food stamp participants; indeed, the Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) reported that food stamp participation in 2008 had reached record highs in the history of the program (FRAC, 2008).

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