Greg Kaufmann

Greg Kaufmann is a journalist-in-residence at the Roosevelt Institute and a contributing writer for The Nation. Previously, he was a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and the founder and editor of TalkPoverty.org. He has appeared on numerous national and local programs on networks including PBS, MSNBC, and NPR, and his work has been featured on CBS News, The Washington Post, and Business Insider, among others.

ActivismFebruary 17, 2012

This Week in Poverty: Obama’s Budget, Your Server’s Budget

If Obama wants his actions to match his rhetoric about helping the poor, he needs to show a lot more leadership.

Greg Kaufmann
LaborFebruary 10, 2012

This Week in Poverty: Perfect Storm Threatens Long-Term Unemployed

Federal and state proposals to reduce unemployment benefits or make them harder to obtain place millions of unemployed people at risk of falling into poverty.

Greg Kaufmann
ActivismFebruary 3, 2012

This Week in Poverty: James Q. Wilson Peddles Poverty Myths

The Washington Post spins myths about the poor, Congressional battles impact the poor, and Mitt Romney doesn’t give a damn about the poor.

Greg Kaufmann
ActivismJanuary 27, 2012

This Week in Poverty: State of the Union, State of Florida

President Obama fails to mention poverty in his State of the Union address, even though 46 million Americans are living in it.

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PoliticsJanuary 20, 2012

This Week in Poverty: An American Commitment to Children?

Eighty-eight percent of voters say that a presidential candidate’s position on equal opportunity for children of all races is important in determining their vote. But do our actions to fight poverty reflect that commitment?

Greg Kaufmann
PoliticsJanuary 13, 2012

This Week in Poverty: Kids, Jobs and GOP Myths

What the latest brain research says about kids and poverty, and what the brainless GOP says.

Greg Kaufmann
EconomyJanuary 6, 2012

This Week in Poverty: TANF Is Broken

Five things we learned about poverty in 2011—the first of a weekly series.

Greg Kaufmann
PoliticsMay 9, 2011

‘The Worst I’ve Seen by Far’: Budget Cuts Meet Poverty in the Heartland

In Appalachian Ohio, long lines at food pantries show just how wrongheaded a plan for economic recovery based on cutting assistance to the poor really is.

Greg Kaufmann
PovertyApril 11, 2011

Poverty in John Boehner’s District

Fourteen percent of Speaker Boehner’s constituents live below the federal poverty line of $22,400 per year for a family of four. His budget targets these vulnerable people.

Greg Kaufmann
EconomyMarch 22, 2011

US Poverty: Past, Present and Future

An interview with Georgetown University law professor Peter Edelman.

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ActivismFebruary 17, 2012

If Obama wants his actions to match his rhetoric about helping the poor, he needs to show a lot more leadership.

LaborFebruary 10, 2012

Federal and state proposals to reduce unemployment benefits or make them harder to obtain place millions of unemployed people at risk of falling into poverty.

ActivismFebruary 3, 2012

The Washington Post spins myths about the poor, Congressional battles impact the poor, and Mitt Romney doesn’t give a damn about the poor.

ActivismJanuary 27, 2012

President Obama fails to mention poverty in his State of the Union address, even though 46 million Americans are living in it.

The stakes are higher now than ever. Get The Nation in your inbox.

PoliticsJanuary 20, 2012

Eighty-eight percent of voters say that a presidential candidate’s position on equal opportunity for children of all races is important in determining their vote. But do our actions to fight poverty reflect that commitment?

PoliticsJanuary 13, 2012

What the latest brain research says about kids and poverty, and what the brainless GOP says.

EconomyJanuary 6, 2012

Five things we learned about poverty in 2011—the first of a weekly series.

PoliticsMay 9, 2011

In Appalachian Ohio, long lines at food pantries show just how wrongheaded a plan for economic recovery based on cutting assistance to the poor really is.

PovertyApril 11, 2011

Fourteen percent of Speaker Boehner’s constituents live below the federal poverty line of $22,400 per year for a family of four. His budget targets these vulnerable people.

EconomyMarch 22, 2011

An interview with Georgetown University law professor Peter Edelman.