Ending Poverty in America, by John Edwards: on Environment

Katrina gave a face to millions in poverty

The task before us is to harness that awakened will to conquer this plague once and for all. The sad truth is that Katrina exposed only the smallest fraction of poverty’s victims. They live across the country in circumstances as varied as they are terrible. Many of them are jobless, but many are working. Many are homeless, but many are packed into failed housing projects far from available work. Many live in inner cities, but many live in forgotten rural communities. Many lack a good education, and many are children who desperately need good schools they do not have.