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Sarah Palin as Dorothy

By Robin Bates | Published: February 12, 2015

Sarah Palin’s attraction in part lay in the way that she seemed to be a reincarnation of MGM’s Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz.”

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Moll Flanders: How to Make It in Hard Times

By Robin Bates | Published: February 7, 2014

If my students enjoy “Moll Flanders,” it may be because of their large debt load and uncertain job prospects.

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Standing in a Long Unemployment Line

By Robin Bates | Published: December 30, 2013

Poet Philip Levine knows what it is to stand in a long line looking for work.

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Dickens’ Children Expose Class Unfairness

By Robin Bates | Published: October 30, 2013

Charles Dickens’ Sissy Jupe, in her innocence, could teach the GOP something about its insensitivity to the needs of the poor.

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Compassion for the Poor Is Not Enough

By Robin Bates | Published: August 6, 2013

Speaking with the head as well as the heart against oppressive class conditions is necessary in novels as in public policy.

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The Cost of Poverty: “Unnatural Cruelties”

By Robin Bates | Published: September 20, 2011

As the Census Bureau reports the highest number of poor people since it has been publishing figures, it’s worth turning to George Bernard Shaw’s “Major Barbara,” which reveals the true cost of poverty.

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