"This is one of the great moral issues of our time, writes former Senator and vice-presidential candidate John Edwards. ""The day after Katrina hit, new government statistics showed that 37 million Americans live in poverty, up for the fourth year in a row."" In conjunction with one of the country's leading anti-poverty centers, some of America's most respected social scientists, journalists, neighborhood organizers, and business leaders - both liberal and conservative - tackle hot-button issues such as job creation, schools, housing, and family-friendly social policy. 320 pp."