If our world were a village of 1000 people, what would its ethnic and religious composition be? Source:

How many of the 1000 people would be... The Global Village Asian? European? African? South American? North American? Other?

How many of the 1000 people would be... The Global Village Asian? European? African? South American? North American? Other? (50+ Russians) (50) 50 (80) 10

How many of the 1000 people would be... The Global Village Christians? Atheists (or non-religious)? Moslems? Hindus? Buddhists? Jews? Other (e.g. Animists)?

How many of the 1000 people would be... The Global Village Christians?? Atheists (or non-religious)? Moslems? Hindus? Buddhists? Jews? Other (e.g. Animists)?

The Global Village would control 3/4 of the total income? would be hungry? would live in sub-standard housing? would have access to clean water? would be college educated? adults would be illiterate (coudn’t read)? How many of the 1000 people...

The Global Village would control 3/4 of the total income? would be hungry? would live in sub-standard housing? would have access to clean water? would be college educated? adults would be illiterate (coudn’t read)? < < How many of the 1000 people...

The Global Village /Miniature Earth would have a secondary education? would have a computer? would have an internet connection? would have a bank account? would live on less than $1 a day? would live on less than $2 a day? How many of the 1000 people...

Relevant Links: The Miniature Earth (Update- 2010) ed "The BBs of Wealth" ) "Who Owns America‘s Wealth " The Global Rich List

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Some of your views "The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer." Agree: 90%Disagree: 7% "Opening up their markets will help developing countries." Agree: 55%Disagree: 31% "Globalization is a natural development that can't be stopped." Agree: 48%Disagree: 38% "A flexible workforce is a good thing." Agree: 66%Disagree: 17%

breakdown of family poor housing poor education lack of job skills financial distress proximity to crime The Cycle of Poverty

The Kerner Report The Kerner commission was formed by President Johnson after race riots in Business, political and civil rights leaders were asked to investigate the nation’s ethnic tensions. Their report was the nation’s first comprehensive look at race issues in the U.S. and it was the federal government’s first official document that said racism existed and was a problem.

The Kerner Report The Kerner report predicted that the economic and racial divide would grow: “White society is deeply implicated in the ghetto... White institutions created it, white institutions maintain it, and white society condones it.”

Poverty and (Racial) Groupings 2008 Statistics Source: US Census Bureau and the American Community Survey Families All people

Poverty and (Racial) Groupings 2008 Statistics Source: US Census Bureau and the American Community Survey Bachelor's degree or more3.7 Married couples5.5 Employed Families All people Unemployed28.3 Single female householders31.4 Children under 6 w/ female householder54 Top and Bottom 3

Poverty and (Racial) Groupings 2008 Statistics Source: US Census Bureau and the American Community Survey 3.7 Married couples Families All people13.2 Single male householders Single female householders31.4 Children under 6 w/ female householder54 Gender and Family Status

Poverty and (Racial) Groupings 2008 Statistics Source: US Census Bureau and the American Community Survey Non-Hispanic Whites8.6 Foreign-born citizens10.2 Families10.3 Whites11.2 Asians11.6 All people Hispanics23.2 Foreign-born non-citizens Blacks24.6 American Indians + Alaskans Race and Origin

Poverty and (Racial) Groupings 2008 Statistics Source: US Census Bureau and the American Community Survey Bachelor's degree or more3.7 Married couples5.5 Employed6.1 Non-Hispanic Whites8.6 Foreign-born citizens10.2 Families10.3 Whites11.2 Asians11.6 All people13.2 Single male householders13.8 Children under 1819 Children under Hispanics23.2 Foreign-born non-citizens23.3 No high school graduation23.6 Blacks24.6 American Indians + Alaskans25.3 Unemployed28.3 Single female householders31.4 Children under 6 w/ female householder54

2009 Update Source: US Census Bureau and the American Community Survey Bachelor's degree or more Married couples Employed6.1 Non-Hispanic Whites Foreign-born citizens Families Whites Asians All people Single male householders Children under Children under Hispanics Foreign-born non-citizens No high school graduation Blacks American Indians + Alaskans25.3 Unemployed28.3 Single female householders Children under 6 w/ female householder5454.3

Bachelor's degree or more3.7 Married couples5.5 Employed6.1 Non-Hispanic Whites8.6 Foreign-born citizens10.2 Families10.3 Whites11.2 Asians11.6 All people13.2 Single male householders13.8 Children under 1819 Children under Hispanics23.2 Foreign-born non-citizens23.3 No high school graduation23.6 Blacks24.6 American Indians + Alaskans25.3 Unemployed28.3 Single female householders31.4 Children under 6 w/ female householder54 Now compare the Poverty rates for...  A married black man  A white single mother of young children  An American of Austrian descent (married)

Bachelor's degree or more3.7 Married couples5.5 Employed6.1 Non-Hispanic Whites8.6 Foreign-born citizens10.2 Families10.3 Whites11.2 Asians11.6 All people13.2 Single male householders13.8 Children under 1819 Children under Hispanics23.2 Foreign-born non-citizens23.3 No high school graduation23.6 Blacks24.6 American Indians + Alaskans25.3 Unemployed28.3 Single female householders31.4 Children under 6 w/ female householder54 Now compare the Poverty rates for...  A married black man  A white single mother of young children  An American of Austrian descent (married) (1.6 %)

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Gallup Poll Findings 2004 / (1997) Americans who said they approved of interracial marriage: Whites: 70% Blacks: 80% Hispanics: 77% (1958: whites - 4%)

Gallup Poll Findings 2004 / (1997) Americans who said they would vote for a black president: Whites: 91% Blacks: 93% Hispanics: -- (these results are from the 1997 survey when Hispanics were not asked separately) (1958: blacks – 76%, whites - 35%)

Gallup Poll Findings 2004 / (1997) Americans who said they had close personal friends of other races: Whites: 82% Blacks: 88% Hispanics: 80%

Gallup Poll Findings 2004 / (1997) Americans who said they prefer to work alongside a racially mixed group: Whites: 82% Blacks: 88% Hispanics: --

Gallup Poll Findings 2004 / (1997) Americans who said they prefer to live in a racially mixed neighborhood: Whites: 57% Blacks: 78% Hispanics: 61%

Gallup Poll Findings 2004 / (1997) Americans who said the civil rights movement was "extremely" or "very" important for the United States: Whites: 79% Blacks: 92% Hispanics: 77%

1997 Levels of Satisfaction (% Satisfied)

Gallup Poll Findings “The trend data suggest that the gaps in satisfaction between whites and blacks on many of these measures have been narrowing significantly over time, and this marks one of the more significant findings of the study. “ (The gap is narrowing because black satisfaction levels have increased over the past years and white satisfaction levels have stayed about the same.)

“The Millennium Breach” This report was released by a private urban-policy group, the Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation, to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Kerner report. It basically states that the Kerner predictions have come true. “While leaders and pundits talk of full employment, inner city unemployment is at crisis levels. The rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, and minorities are suffering disproportionately.”

“The Millennium Breach” Some statistics from the report: The national unemployment rate is below 5%, but the rates for young African American men in places like south-central Los Angeles have topped 30% The national incarceration rate of black men is four times higher than the same rate in South Africa under apartheid The child poverty rate is four times the average of western European countries

“The Millennium Breach” Measures that work Head Start after-school youth centers urban school reform job training inner city economic development Measures that don’t enterprise zones prison construction boot camps supply-side economics tax breaks for the rich trickle-down theories