{"id":18095,"date":"2020-09-18T09:28:57","date_gmt":"2020-09-18T16:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/?p=18095"},"modified":"2020-09-22T11:05:03","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T18:05:03","slug":"the-moral-problem-of-americas-poverty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newmexicopbs.org\/productions\/newmexicoinfocus\/the-moral-problem-of-americas-poverty\/","title":{"rendered":"The Moral Problem of America\u2019s Poverty"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Moral Problem of America\u2019s Poverty | In Focus\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p_rjiPFUCgU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sept. 18, 2020 \u2013 <\/strong>Rev. William Barber II is the co-chair of the Poor People\u2019s Campaign, an economic justice effort first envisioned by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1960s. Rev. Barber calls America\u2019s staggering poverty numbers a moral problem worthy of attention in the current presidential campaign, as well as in political contests across the country. Correspondent Russell Contreras spoke with the reverend recently about what\u2019s missing from the conversation about poverty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NOTE:<\/strong>&nbsp; This interview was recorded on September 4. Since the interview, Former Vice President Joe Biden addressed the Poor People\u2019s Campaign at a virtual event which was held on September 14:&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/religionnews.com\/2020\/09\/15\/biden-talks-faith-and-poverty-at-poor-peoples-campaign-event\/\">Biden Talks Faith and Poverty at Poor People\u2019s Campaign Event<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correspondent:<\/strong><br>Russell Contreras<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Guests:<\/strong><br>Rev. William J. Barber II, co-chair, Poor People\u2019s Campaign<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sept. 18, 2020 \u2013 Rev. William Barber II is the co-chair of the Poor People\u2019s Campaign, an economic justice effort first envisioned by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the 1960s. Rev. 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