This Week in Poverty: Ms. Vasquez Goes to Washington This Week in Poverty: Ms. Vasquez Goes to Washington
Houston janitor Adriana Vasquez travels to Congress and asks Jamie Dimon one simple question.
Jun 22, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
This Week in Poverty: Disposable Families in Ohio This Week in Poverty: Disposable Families in Ohio
Since January 2011, Ohio has thrown 70,000 poor people—including 40,000 children—off of cash assistance.
Jun 15, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
This Week in Poverty: Justice for Janitors and Low-Wage Workers This Week in Poverty: Justice for Janitors and Low-Wage Workers
Janitors in Houston speak out about sub-poverty wages and strike over workplace harrassment. Eleven are barred from returning to the job.
Jun 8, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
This Week in Poverty: Will Janitors Strike in Houston? This Week in Poverty: Will Janitors Strike in Houston?
They clean the offices of some of the biggest corporations in the world for less than $9,000 per year. Now janitors in Houston are deciding whether to strike.
Jun 1, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
This Week in Poverty: Wage Theft in the City of Millionaires This Week in Poverty: Wage Theft in the City of Millionaires
The Houston economy is creating more millionaires than any other city in the US. It’s also stealing more than $753 million annually from low-wage workers.
May 25, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
This Week in Poverty: A Little Help for the Long-Term Unemployed? This Week in Poverty: A Little Help for the Long-Term Unemployed?
230,000 long-term unemployed workers lost their benefits on Sunday and the system is about to get a whole lot worse.
May 18, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
This Week in Poverty: Republicans Define ‘Lower-Priority Spending’ This Week in Poverty: Republicans Define ‘Lower-Priority Spending’
Republicans vote to protect every dollar in the defense budget, and every tax loophole for the wealthy, while gutting vital programs that help the vulnerable.
May 11, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
The Philly Alliance, Part II: A New Antipoverty Model The Philly Alliance, Part II: A New Antipoverty Model
On the heels of a gathering in Philadelphia, anti-poverty advocates and people living in poverty pursue a new course to end poverty.
May 8, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
This Week in Poverty: The Philly Alliance This Week in Poverty: The Philly Alliance
In Philadelphia, people living in poverty and people who want to eradicate poverty are attempting to break down barriers and forge an alliance.
May 4, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
This Week in Poverty: Will the Poor Get Poorer in the Land of Lincoln? This Week in Poverty: Will the Poor Get Poorer in the Land of Lincoln?
The struggle to fund cash assistance in Illinois is a case study in what's wrong with the TANF block grant.
Apr 27, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann