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From the 'Burbs to the 'Hood (Cities, Poverty, Politics)

Activists are finding success solving social problems on a regional basis.

Jay Walljasper
Still With Us (Media Analysis, Poverty, Society)

The editors of The New York Times Magazine had a good idea recently.

Eric Alterman
Home Discomforts (Gender Issues, Media Analysis, Poverty, Society)

Isn't it curious how often the policy disaster that is posited as the thing that will never happen takes place within minutes?

Katha Pollitt
America's Disappeared (Government, Poverty, Politics)

Nearly three years after the inauguration of welfare reform, Congress and the Clinton Administration would do well to reflect upon the admonition of Dorothy Day, the founder of the Catholic Worke

Paul Wellstone
If Poverty Is the Question... (Government, Political Figures, Poverty, Politics)

What does it mean to be poor in America? We can offer no single description of American poverty.

Paul Wellstone

Blogs

This Week in Poverty: ‘Beating the Drum About Poverty’ (and Obama’s Nomination Speech)
Greg Kaufmann

Tavis Smiley and Dr. Cornel West continue to seek out and speak out on behalf of people living in poverty with their Poverty Tour 2.0.

September 7, 2012
Clinton Touts Welfare Reform. Here's How It Failed.
Bryce Covert

Clinton may be explainer-in-chief, but he left out the gaping hole welfare reform has made in the safety net.

September 6, 2012
Talk About Poverty (#TalkPoverty): Jessica Bartholow's Questions for Obama and Romney
Greg Kaufmann

Jessica Bartholow grew up in a working poor family dealing with hunger, housing insecurity and no affordable healthcare. Now she's trying to make sure other people don't suffer through the same thing.

August 31, 2012
The Lies Republicans Tell About Obama and Welfare
Betsy Reed

Let’s at least set the record straight.

August 30, 2012
Romney's Unabashed Lies Are Political Gold, So Why Stop?
Laura Flanders

The GOP presidential campaign is flat-out lying about Obama’s welfare record, and it’s working like a charm.

August 24, 2012
Talk About Poverty: Mariana Chilton's Questions for Obama and Romney
Greg Kaufmann

An expert on child hunger has five questions for President Obama and Governor Romney in the second installment of our #TalkPoverty series.

August 24, 2012
This Week in Poverty: Here's to the Houston Janitors
Greg Kaufmann

Houston janitors fought like hell to get from $8.35 an hour to $9.35 an hour—over four years—cleaning the offices of billionaires.

August 17, 2012
Talk About Poverty (#TalkPoverty): Peter Edelman's Questions for Obama and Romney
Greg Kaufmann

We’ve got questions about poverty, and it’s time for the presidential candidates to give us some answers. Peter Edelman kicks off a new series at TheNation.com.

August 10, 2012
This Week in Poverty: 'Respect the Worker'
Greg Kaufmann

The latest on Palermo's factory workers in Milwaukee and SEIU janitors in Houston who are fighting for fair treatment and a decent wage.

August 3, 2012
This Week in Poverty: TANF, VAWA and Playing Politics with the Lives of Low-Income People
Greg Kaufmann

The latest chapter in the political games the GOP plays with the lives of poor people.

July 27, 2012
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