Poverty

Recent Events

Recent Events Recent Events

Recording history, one stitch at a time.

Jun 9, 2021 / OppArt / India Tresselt

Andrés Manuel López Obrador

AMLO Has Been a Disappointment to the World—for Mexico, He’s Been Far Worse AMLO Has Been a Disappointment to the World—for Mexico, He’s Been Far Worse

The Mexican president’s botched Covid response and his lean toward militarization indicate that he takes his cues from the past, not the future.

Jun 4, 2021 / 2021 Year in Review / Dawn Paley

Trump Coronavirus Pandemic

How to Make Money Off a Pandemic How to Make Money Off a Pandemic

The Trump administration saw the pandemic not for what it took away but for what it offered.

Jun 4, 2021 / Nina Burleigh

Domestic workers hold rally for health and safety protections.

A Tale of 2 States A Tale of 2 States

Vastly different approaches to governance in California and Texas show two diverging paths—one forward, and one to ruin.

Jun 4, 2021 / Sasha Abramsky

Black Consciousness

Black Consciousness Black Consciousness

Wisdom and rage.

Jun 2, 2021 / OppArt / Isis Davis-Marks

Hunger strike excluded workers

How NY’s Fund for Excluded Workers Inspired Activists Across the US How NY’s Fund for Excluded Workers Inspired Activists Across the US

New York set aside $2.1 billion for workers ineligible for government benefits. Now immigration activists are fighting to ensure an inclusive rollout.

Jun 2, 2021 / María Jesús Mora

Apartheid

Apartheid Apartheid

Lost links.

Jun 1, 2021 / OppArt / André Carrilho

deliveroo protest

Gig Workers of the World Are Uniting Gig Workers of the World Are Uniting

How do you beat companies that can spend hundreds of millions of dollars to exempt themselves from labor law? You organize.

Jun 1, 2021 / Highlights / Wilfred Chan

100 Years Ago in Tulsa

100 Years Ago in Tulsa 100 Years Ago in Tulsa

Scenes from an American genocide.

May 31, 2021 / Back Page

Los Angeles homeless encampment

Housing Alone Won’t Solve California’s Homelessness Problem Housing Alone Won’t Solve California’s Homelessness Problem

Without mental health services, drug treatment programs, and job training for ex-prisoners, California's most vulnerable population will remain at risk.

May 28, 2021 / Left Coast / Sasha Abramsky

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