Why do a billion people still live in poverty worldwide, and what can be done to change this? The series <a href="http://www.whypoverty.net/" target="_blank">Why Poverty?</a> uses documentary film to get people talking about this global problem, its causes, and its solutions.
Poor Us: An Animated History of Poverty
Season 5 Episode 25 | 53m 31s | CC
For the whole of modern civilization, humans have attempted and failed to eradicate poverty. What can we learn from generations of failed efforts? Using a combination of animation, archival material, live action, anecdote, and humor, Poor Us looks at mankind’s periodic efforts to alleviate poverty with the hope that we will get a better sense of how to move forward.
