Why Romney and Ryan’s ‘Reforms’ of Medicaid Would Likely Destroy It Why Romney and Ryan’s ‘Reforms’ of Medicaid Would Likely Destroy It
Past experience with block granting the social safety net paints a dismal picture.
Oct 15, 2012 / Blog / Bryce Covert
Global Noise: Worldwide Debt Protests Global Noise: Worldwide Debt Protests
Hundreds of thousands of protesters in more than thirty countries flooded the streets over the weekend to protest debt and austerity.
Oct 15, 2012 / Blog / Allison Kilkenny
This Week in Poverty: Cutting Poverty in Half in Ryan’s Wisconsin This Week in Poverty: Cutting Poverty in Half in Ryan’s Wisconsin
In Wisconsin, a new proposal four years in the making would reduce poverty in the state by at least half—if only there were the political will.
Oct 12, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Nevada Disenfranchises Its Poor Electorate Nevada Disenfranchises Its Poor Electorate
Despite a federal obligation to do so, the swing state’s public service agencies are accused of not providing their clients with voter registration forms.
Oct 9, 2012 / Voting Rights Watch / Aura Bogado, Kate Sedinger, and Voting Rights Watch
#TalkPoverty: After the Debate, More Questions from Families for Obama and Romney #TalkPoverty: After the Debate, More Questions from Families for Obama and Romney
In the first presidential debate, not a single question about poverty and neither candidate showed the slightest inclination to talk about it either.
Oct 8, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Greg Kaufmann: Poor Families Are Not Getting the Help They Need Greg Kaufmann: Poor Families Are Not Getting the Help They Need
Fewer families in poverty are receiving assistance today than they were before welfare reform.
Oct 4, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room
#TalkPoverty: Thirteen Questions for the First Presidential Debate #TalkPoverty: Thirteen Questions for the First Presidential Debate
If Obama and Romney answered these questions, voters would have a deeper understanding of poverty in this country and the next president’s vision for taking it on.
Oct 2, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Jesse Jackson Fights Capital Punishment in the Gambia Jesse Jackson Fights Capital Punishment in the Gambia
The reverend sat down with The Nation to talk about his humanitarian trip to Africa and poverty in America.
Oct 2, 2012 / Richard Kreitner
This Week in Poverty: The Invisibles in Mississippi and the US This Week in Poverty: The Invisibles in Mississippi and the US
Before welfare reform there was the Work First program in Mississippi. It was a distaster for the poor then, just as welfare reform is a disaster for the poor today.
Sep 28, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Greg Kaufmann: ‘Some See Poverty as a Character Flaw, I See an Absence of Money’ Greg Kaufmann: ‘Some See Poverty as a Character Flaw, I See an Absence of Money’
Forty-six million Americans remain in poverty, but our presidential candidates only want to talk about the middle class.
Sep 25, 2012 / Nation in the News / Press Room