SWK 310: Social Welfare & Policy: Documentaries, Video Channels, Podcasts, etc

"Inequality Media is a nonprofit co-founded by former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich and Director Jacob Kornbluth following the success of their documentary film, Inequality For All. Inequality Media uses the power of storytelling to inform and engage the public about the realities and impacts of inequality and imbalance of power in America."

"The Center for Justice at Columbia University is committed to reducing the nation’s reliance on incarceration and advancing alternative approaches to safety and justice through education, research and policy. Its mission is to help transform a criminal justice system."

"Center podcasts are a great way to keep up with today’s poverty research and public policy."

"Take It From Me" is the story of four women struggling against great odds to raise themselves and their families out of the poverty in New York City. It is also an in-depth look at the human impact of the 1996 Personal Responsibility Act and its five-year limit on public assistance.

A discussion of the film with Robert Reich can be viewed via an SAU login https://fod.infobase.com/p_ViewVideo.aspx?xtid=55562&tScript=0

"...Trouble the Water takes you inside Hurricane Katrina in a way never before seen on screen. "

"In this thought-provoking documentary, scholars, activists and politicians analyze the criminalization of African Americans and the U.S. prison boom."