The book to which Gil referred is THE WAR ON THE POOR: A DEFENSE MANUAL by Randy Albelda, Nancy Folbre, and the Center for Popular Economics. You can get it from: ATTN: Paid Order Department W.W. Norton & Co. 800 Keystone Industrial Park Scranton, PA 18512 There's also an 800 number, which I've misplaced, but you can get it for ordering (and for a quote of the exact cost) by calling the New Press at 212/629-8802. W.W. Norton is distributing the book for New Press; you need to call Norton to get an exact quote on the cost (or to give them your credit card # if that's how you do it). I got my copy late last week. It seems to make the case pretty well, at least from the standpoint of economic and social data, that the right wing attack on the poor is based on a number of myths which can be demonstrated. The poverty and public assistance time line is particularly helpful to me, showing key events in the unfolding of the welfare system and the attack on it.
