Hurricane Katrina's aftermath revealed to Americans the extent of poverty in the United States, much as earlier publications such as Jacob Riis's How the Other Half Lives (1890) and Michael Harrington's The Other America (1962) had done. Compare the responses by the federal government and by the American people to those publications versus the aftermath of the hurricane. What do you believe needs to be done today to alleviate poverty in the United States?

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The Answer of Hurricane Katrina's aftermath revealed to Americans the extent of poverty in the United States, much as earlier publications such as Jacob Riis's How the Other Half Lives (1890) and Michael Harrington's The Other America (1962) had done. Compare the responses by the federal government and by the American people to those publications versus the aftermath of the hurricane. What do you believe needs to be done today to alleviate poverty in the United States?

Hurricane Katrina's Aftermath Revealed to Americans the Extent of Poverty