Is There a Way to Beat Poverty?

The  Sunday, September 14th  New York Times' Opinion Section includes an article titled "The Way to  Beat Poverty} (see link: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/opinion/sunday/nicholas-kristof-the-way-to-beat-poverty.html?ref=opinion&_r=0). Read it and summarize  it in the  blog. Additionally, state the  authors' view as well as your own.  Share the information in front of your classmates for extra credit.