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Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life

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On the Road with Janis Joplin by John Byrne Cooke

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“No state had a child poverty rate higher than Mississippi’s, at roughly 28 percent, which is also the child poverty rate of Costa Rica.”
― Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America

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“Choosing to have a child outside of marriage may be an individual choice, but condemning many of those parents and their children to a life of poverty is a societal one.”
― Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America

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“When it comes to climate justice, democracy knows no borders.”
― Greta Thunberg, The Climate Book: The Facts and the Solutions

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“Somehow, the United States has the unique distinction of lacking universal healthcare while still having the most expensive healthcare system in the world.”
― Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America

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“Poverty measures exclude everyone in prison and jail—not to mention those housed in psych wards, halfway houses, and homeless shelters—which means there are millions more poor Americans than official statistics let on.”
― Matthew Desmond, Poverty, by America

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