Fall 2024

Since its formulation almost 20 years ago by Oscar Lewis, the concept of “the culture of poverty” has been at the vortex of controversy. For some writers, it provides a key to the mystery of poverty. For others, it is …

The South is up for grabs in the 1970s. With 22 senators, 106 representatives, and almost one-fourth of the votes in the electoral college, the region’s strategic significance in national politics has stirred the imagination of both right-wing Republicans and …