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August 15, 2012

Politics

Obama vs. Poverty

As a young community organizer in Chicago, Barack Obama concluded that to make a real difference, he needed to gain power. A look at how that plan has worked thus far.

Paul Tough New York Times Magazine Aug 2012 Permalink