This Week in Poverty: Food Policy, EITC Expansion and Financial Security for All This Week in Poverty: Food Policy, EITC Expansion and Financial Security for All
Antipoverty news items from around the country.
Jul 26, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Darrell Issa’s Got a Plan to Put the Postal Service in a Death Spiral Darrell Issa’s Got a Plan to Put the Postal Service in a Death Spiral
“If it is enacted, this bill will lead to the demise of the Postal Service,” says postal workers union.
Jul 26, 2013 / John Nichols
Responses to ‘Congressional Hunger Games’ Responses to ‘Congressional Hunger Games’
Five national leaders in the fight against hunger and poverty offer their perspectives on the SNAP debate and what we need to do to fight back.
Jul 24, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
Is This the Big Moment for Better Work/Family Balance Policies? Is This the Big Moment for Better Work/Family Balance Policies?
Politicians from President Obama to Republican leaders are introducing legislation aimed at fixing the challenge of balancing family and careers.
Jul 23, 2013 / Bryce Covert
Rand Paul’s Detroit Shock Doctrine Rand Paul’s Detroit Shock Doctrine
Rightwingers are using Detroit's fiscal crisis—much like they did in New York in 1975—to undermine the social safety net.
Jul 22, 2013 / Rick Perlstein
Mapping the Sequester’s Impact on Low-Income Housing Mapping the Sequester’s Impact on Low-Income Housing
Under the sequester, only one in four eligible families receives rental assistance vouchers—and waiting lists are growing.
Jul 19, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann
An ‘Affront to Democracy’ Steers Detroit Toward Austerity An ‘Affront to Democracy’ Steers Detroit Toward Austerity
Bankruptcy will dramatically alter Detroit's future. Yet, Michigan’s governor seeks it without consulting the voters.
Jul 19, 2013 / John Nichols
Who Should Fund Alt-Labor? Who Should Fund Alt-Labor?
With unions in crisis, alternative labor groups have seen explosive growth. Without automatic dues deduction, how should they pay the bills?
Jul 17, 2013 / Josh Eidelson
Mountain Views Mountain Views
Angus Burgin revisits Friedrich Hayek’s Mont Pelerin Society in The Great Persuasion.
Jul 16, 2013 / Books & the Arts / Kim Phillips-Fein
This Week in Poverty: Confronting Congressional Hunger Games This Week in Poverty: Confronting Congressional Hunger Games
Recent votes on food stamps reveal that Congress is pummeling low-income people with increasing ferocity. What can be done to confront and change this cruelty and shortsightedness?...
Jul 15, 2013 / Greg Kaufmann