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Why Poverty?  Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty

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Program: Why Poverty?

Episode: Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty

For the whole of modern civilization, humans have attempted and failed to eradicate poverty. What can we learn from generations of failed efforts? Using a combination of animation, archival material, live action, anecdote, and humor, Poor Us looks at mankind’s periodic efforts to alleviate poverty with the hope that we will get a better sense of how to move forward.

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Duration: (53:31)
Premiere Date: 11/27/2012
Episode Expires: Tue 05 Nov 2019
TV Rating: TV-PG
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