
Rich and Poor - Inequality in America
A special night of programming that explores the widening gulf between the haves and have-nots in the US, and what policies are driving the growing divide.
Poverty Outlaw (2 hours)
Link TV premieres Poverty Outlaw, a first-person account of one woman's struggle to live on and off welfare and her fight, with other women who share her plight, to organize and fight for better rights. Poverty Outlaw is the human drama of women ready to do anything and everything to keep their children and avoid the special penalties of being poor.
Also in this special, selections from Robert Greenwald’s powerful documentary Walmart: The High Cost of Low Price, which uncovers the retail giant's assault on families and American values in the pursuit of profit. The film dives into the deeply personal stories and everyday lives of families and communities struggling to fight a goliath.
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Rich and Poor Related Websites:
Poverty Outlaw — Official Website
Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price — Official Website
Kensington Welfare Rights Union
Poor People's Economic Human Rights Campaign