Jazmine Headley’s Arrest Exposes the Punitive Design of Public Assistance Jazmine Headley’s Arrest Exposes the Punitive Design of Public Assistance
Welfare offices are the public face of a system designed to control, surveil, and penalize low-income women.
Dec 14, 2018 / Mariana Chilton
The Poor People’s Campaign Calls Out ‘Policy Violence’ The Poor People’s Campaign Calls Out ‘Policy Violence’
The campaign wants to advance a new understanding of poverty as a traumatic experience inflicted by policy-makers.
Oct 16, 2018 / Greg Kaufmann
Want to End Poverty? You Can Do Something About It on Tuesday Want to End Poverty? You Can Do Something About It on Tuesday
Before you vote, ask these questions about your candidates.
Nov 7, 2016 / Greg Kaufmann
Nick Kristof Is Still Wrong About Welfare Reform Nick Kristof Is Still Wrong About Welfare Reform
Raising kids is hard work, and as a country we should acknowledge that.
Jun 23, 2016 / Katha Pollitt
Hillary Clinton Wants to Help Families at the Bottom. So Will She Change Her Mind About Welfare Reform? Hillary Clinton Wants to Help Families at the Bottom. So Will She Change Her Mind About Welfare Reform?
Clinton said as recently as the 2008 campaign that welfare reform was a success, but its track record has proven otherwise for the country’s poorest.
May 11, 2015 / Blog / Bryce Covert
Should a Criminal Record Be a Life Sentence to Poverty? Should a Criminal Record Be a Life Sentence to Poverty?
New legislation in the Senate is a first step to giving the more than 70 million Americans with criminal records a second chance.
Mar 11, 2015 / Rebecca Vallas
Is Welfare Reform Causing Earlier Deaths? Is Welfare Reform Causing Earlier Deaths?
We’ve reformed the social safety net at the cost of human lives.
Feb 17, 2015 / Blog / Michelle Chen
The Republican Playbook for Cutting Anti-Poverty Programs The Republican Playbook for Cutting Anti-Poverty Programs
Paul Ryan’s poverty plan uses old tricks to make deep cuts.
Sep 3, 2014 / Editorial / Mike Konczal and Bryce Covert
Ten Things You Should Know About #TheRealTANF Ten Things You Should Know About #TheRealTANF
TANF authorization expires at the end of March. The program isn’t what you think it is.
Feb 19, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann