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I believe that Senator Bernie Sanders would be a friend to Jacob Riis, today. Both men cared about the working conditions and pay for working-class Americans.

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Columbia University Center on Poverty and Social Policy

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3.7 million more children in poverty in Jan 2022 without monthly Child Tax Credit — Columbia University Center on Poverty and Social Policy

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Without the monthly Child Tax Credit, the child poverty rate increased from 12.1 percent in December 2021 to 17 percent in January 2022, the highest rate since the end of 2020.

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Jacob Riis was an immigrant photo journalist that exposed the harsh income inequality in America. He first came to the United States at the age of 21, with $40 in his pocket. He was known for advocating for the poor, reforming the New York Police Department, and writing columns on problems he saw in society. His most famous contribution is How the Other Half Lives.

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His book showed pictures of the slums in New York, the terrible conditions, and also the children who worked and lived in filth.

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How the Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York

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2015 Reprint of 1957 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Originally published in 1890, this is the classic indictment of slum life, written by one of the most famous reformers of the nineteenth century. "How the Other Half Lives: Stud...

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A muckraker is a journalist that exposes corruption in society.

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This song discusses the struggles of a homeless woman who is ignored when she asked for help. Many during this period struggled with broken family units, homelessness, and basic starvation.