Dec 6, 2021

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The Problematic Glorification of Poverty as a Prerequisite for Prosperity

American culture has clearly taken our reverence of rags to riches to an alarming extreme.

Friday night, I watched Netflix’s new documentary “Lead Me Home,” a short film detailing the heart-wrenching personal accounts of people experiencing homelessness in California, where I grew…

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The Problematic Glorification of Poverty as a Prerequisite for Prosperity

American culture has clearly taken our reverence of rags to riches to an alarming extreme.

More from Isabella Martin

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A Law Student’s Perspective on Understanding White Privilege and Racism in Canada

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