On the Media’s series on poverty is grounded in the Talmudic notion that “We do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.” Brooke Gladstone traveled to Ohio to learn from people living the varied reality of poverty today, and to unpack the myths that shape our private presumptions as well as our policy decisions. In each episode, we feature the voices and complex stories of individuals, as well essential context from scholars, to lay open the tales we tell ourselves.
If you want to understand more about the people we serve at the CLO, this indispensable series from On the Media is a good place to start. Our clients span many demographics, but they all have at least one thing in common: poverty. Take the time to listen to this series. We guarantee that there is a lot you don’t know about work and poverty, policy and benefits, and what it means to live on the margins in Appalachia and beyond.