Quote of the day
The basis of tragedy is man's helplessness against disease, war and death; the basis of comedy is man's helplessness against vanity (the vanity of love, greed, lust, power).
Frances Fox Piven

Born: October 10, 1932 (age 92)
Bio: Frances Fox Piven is an American professor of political science and sociology at The Graduate Center, City University of New York, where she has taught since 1982.
Known for:
- Regulating the poor (1956)
- Poor people's movements (1977)
- Why Americans Still Don't Vote (1988)