Meet three leaders—an 83-year-old labor activist, a mom from Appalachia, and a homeless community organizer—who are trying to flip the dominant narrative of poverty in America.
Mayors wanted to use a portion of $570 million in unspent cash assistance to help their poorest residents pay water bills and buy diapers. The state said no.
Frustrated with the media’s neglect of economic issues that matter to the working class, the senator tells The Nation how he’ll use live-streaming to force the issue.
