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Sunbelt blues : the failure of American housing / by Ross, Andrew,1956-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Today, a minimum-wage earner can afford a one-bedroom apartment in only 28 out of 3,140 counties in America. The single worst place in the United States to look for affordable housing is Osceola County, Florida. Once the main approach to Disney World, where vacationers found lodging on their way to the Magic Kingdom, the fifteen-mile Route 192 corridor in Osceola has become a site of shocking contrasts. At one end, absentee investors snatch up foreclosed properties to turn into extravagant vacation homes for affluent visitors, destroying affordable housing in the process. At the other, underpaid theme park workers, displaced families, and disabled and elderly people subsisting on government checks are technically homeless, living crammed into dilapidated, roach-infested motels or even in tent camps in the woods. Through visceral, frontline reporting from the motels and encampments dotting central Florida, renowned sociologist Andrew Ross exposes the overlooked housing crisis sweeping America's suburbs and rural areas, where residents suffer ongoing trauma, poverty, and nihilism. As millions of renters face down evictions and foreclosures in the midst of the COVID-19 recession, Andrew Ross reveals how ineffective government planning, property market speculation, and poverty wages have combined to create this catastrophe. Immersive and compassionate, Sunbelt Blues finds in Osceola County a bellwether for the future of homelessness in America"--
Subjects: Housing policy; Housing; Low-income housing; Real estate investment; Working poor;
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Animal kingdom. [videorecording] / by Barkin, Ellen,1954-actor.; Gordon, Molly,1994-actor.; Speedman, Scott,actor.; Hatosy, Shawn,1975-actor.; Robson, Ben,actor.; Weary, Jake,1990-actor.; Cole, Finn,actor.; Warner Bros. Entertainment,production company.; Warner Home Video (Firm),distributor.;
Molly Gordon, Ellen Barkin, Scott Speedman, Shawn Hatosy, Ben Robson, Jake Weary, Finn Cole.Originally broadcast on television in 2018.When his mother overdosed on heroin, California 17-year-old Joshua "J" Cody (Finn Cole) had his extended family to fall back on for a sheltering home. Unfortunately, as his grandmother (Ellen Barkin) and uncles (Scott Speedman, Shawn Hatosy, Ben Robson, Jake Weary) are a reprobate clan of career criminals, he might have been better off in the system.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Fiction television programs.; Television programs.; Television crime shows.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Criminals; Dysfunctional families; Mothers and sons; Orphans; Crime;
For private home use only.
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Capitalism: A Love Story. by Moore, Michael,film director.; Moore, Michael,actor.; Birch, Thora,actor.; Lionsgate (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Michael Moore, Thora BirchOriginally produced by Lionsgate in 2009.Exactly one year and a day after the initial Wall Street bailout, Michael Moore (SICKO, FAHRENHEIT 9/11) looks at the global financial crisis and the U.S. economy during the transition between the incoming Obama Administration and the outgoing Bush Administration. In standard Moore fashion, he mockingly draws attention to the Wall Street and Government decisions that have enabled what he calls "the biggest robbery in the history of this country."Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Capitalism.; Current affairs.; Economic development.; Americans.; Documentary films.;
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Poverty in Canada / by Sharma, Raghubar D.,1947-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [148]-158) and index.Looks at reasons behind the rise of income inequality in Canada and identifies the disadvantaged groups most at risk of living in poverty.LSC
Subjects: Poverty; Poor;
© c2012., Oxford University Press,
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Never give an inch : fighting for the America I love / by Pompeo, Mike,1963-author.;
"Mike Pompeo recounts his political career"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Pompeo, Mike, 1963-; United States. Central Intelligence Agency; United States. Department of State; Politicians;
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Justice League. [graphic novel] / by Snyder, Scott,author.; Tynion, James,IV,author.; Jiménez, Jorge,1986-illustrator.; Cheung, Jim,illustrator.; Mahnke, Doug,illustrator.; Sanchez, Alejandro,1985-colorist.; Morey, Tomeu,colorist.; Quintana, Wil,colorist.; Napolitano, Tom,letterer.; Martin, Laura(Comic book artist),artist.;
"The League was forced to make an impossible decision ... and now its time to face the consequences! The returning Martian Manhunter struggles to protect the team from an incoming threat that will shatter the world as they know it, while a familiar face strikes out on a dark path... Spinning out of the cataclysmic events of Dark Nights: Metal and the universe-defining No Justice, the core members of the Justice League--Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, The Flash and more--are finally reunited for an adventure for the ages!"--
Subjects: Graphic novels.; Justice League of America (Fictitious characters); Superheroes; Extraterrestrial beings;
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Bond investing for Canadians for dummies / by Dagys, Andrew,author.; Wild, Russell,author.;
Subjects: Bonds; Investments;
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Storming Caesars Palace. by Gurland, Hazel,film director.; Women Make Movies (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Women Make Movies in 2022.Chronicles the extraordinary life of Ruby Duncan, an activist who fights the welfare system and becomes a White House advisor. Ruby, along with Mary Wesley, Alversa Beals, and low-income mothers across the country form the National Welfare Rights Organization to fight for an adequate income, dignity, and justice. Together, they introduce a Guaranteed Income campaign in 1969 which, with feminist Gloria Steinem at their side, becomes part of the Democratic platform in 1972.A real-life superhero, Ruby takes on both the Nevada political establishment and organized crime in a valiant and resolute act of civil disobedience. Based on a groundbreaking book and using lost archival material,STORMING CAESARS PALACE celebrates the visionary leadership of Ruby Duncan, whose courage, tenacity, and dreams could not be quashed against all odds. While the film focuses on a historical story, its message is current and relevant as it asks viewers to consider that a guaranteed universal income is a human rights issue.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Enthnology.; Social sciences.; Economic development.; Business.; History, Modern.; Human rights.; Sociology.; Documentary films.; Ethnicity.; Current affairs.; History.; Poverty.; African Americans.; Political participation.; United States--History.; Biography.; Equality.; Social justice.; Feminism.; Political activists.;
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Scarborough. by Williamson, Rich,film director.; Nakhai, Shasha,film director.; Kanani, Aliya,actor.; Claire, Anna,actor.; Diaz, Liam,actor.; Fox, Mekiya,actor.; Filmhub, Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Aliya Kanani, Anna Claire Beitel, Liam Diaz, Mekiya FoxOriginally produced by Filmhub, Inc. in 2021.SCARBOROUGH is the film adaptation of Catherine Hernandez’s award-winning titular novel. Over a school year, three kids in a low-income neighborhood find community and friendship at a drop-in reading program.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures--Canada.;
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Scarborough. by Williamson, Rich,film director.; Nakhai, Shasha,film director.; Kanani, Aliya,actor.; Claire, Anna,actor.; Diaz, Liam,actor.; Fox, Mekiya,actor.; Filmhub, Inc. (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Aliya Kanani, Anna Claire Beitel, Liam Diaz, Mekiya FoxOriginally produced by Filmhub, Inc. in 2021.SCARBOROUGH is the film adaptation of Catherine Hernandez’s award-winning titular novel. Over a school year, three kids in a low-income neighborhood find community and friendship at a drop-in reading program.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Motion pictures.; Drama.; Motion pictures--Canada.;
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