Jamie Keene

This is a web-friendly preview of the report. Progressives must move beyond “deliverism”—the focus on merely making programs more efficient—and instead pivot to “rebalancing power” by institutionalizing the influence of low-income constituencies. The current safety net relies on a neoliberal logic that assumes subsidizing private markets (demand-side help) is the most efficient way to address poverty, which has allowed corporate actors to capture public investments.

On June 8, 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt spoke before Congress and outlined his reasoning for the national program of social insurance: Fear and worry based on unknown danger contribute to social unrest and economic demoralization. If, as our Constitution tells us, our Federal Government was established among other things, “to promote the general welfare,” it is our plain duty to provide for that security upon which welfare depends.

By Jamie Keene Via Windows Team Blog | Source Bing Search Blog and Windows Phone Marketplace If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Microsoft has updated its Bing Translator app for Windows Phone with a number of impressive features. First up is an augmented reality translator, which uses the phone's camera and overlays text in your native language within a couple of seconds.