That the poor are invisible is one of the most important things about them. They are not simply neglected and forgotten, as in the old rhetoric of reform; what is much worse, they are not seen.

About Michael Harrington

Edward Michael Harrington Jr. (February 24, 1928 – July 31, 1989) was an American democratic socialist writer, university professor, and public political commentator. As a writer, he was best known as the author of The Other America, a best-selling book published in 1962 that was credited for helping to launch...