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Poverty
Poverty news and analysis from The Nation
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September 11, 2019
No new census data, policy paper, or talking point will do it. That’s why the Poor People’s Campaign is building “a movement that votes.”
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September 3, 2019
The Washington Post is feeding into Trump’s agenda by turning fact-checking into an ideological weapon.
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August 28, 2019
Z, the co-founder of BSA, talks with The Nation about building alternatives to capitalism.
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August 27, 2019
Austin City Councilman Greg Casar is fighting to push his city—and one of the most reliably Republican states in the country—to the left.
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August 16, 2019
Once a skeptic, Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs is now overseeing a radical anti-poverty program.
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August 15, 2019
The Trump administration’s public charge rule treats noncitizens as a commodity—but their status was always for sale.
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August 13, 2019
Helen Gym is a Philadelphia city councilperson who strongly believes that power doesn’t come from city hall—it comes from the people.
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August 12, 2019
Pregnant women face discrimination up and down the economic ladder—but low-wage workers suffer the most.
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July 31, 2019
The Massachusetts senator’s latest plan is about power as much as policies.
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July 30, 2019
The media seems too eager to write off his profound impact on the 2020 race.
