Rural Counties Turn to Prisons for Economic Salvation Rural Counties Turn to Prisons for Economic Salvation
With coal not paying the bills, West Virginia has turned to prison construction.
Apr 21, 2014 / Blog / Mychal Denzel Smith
Pope Francis: Government Has a Role in Addressing Inequality and Injustice Pope Francis: Government Has a Role in Addressing Inequality and Injustice
A new project by NETWORK, the Catholic social justice lobby, invites a reconsideration of a duty to the poor.
Apr 19, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
2 Homeless People Needlessly Died During DC’s Cold Snap 2 Homeless People Needlessly Died During DC’s Cold Snap
“It’s what happens when you don’t spend money on affordable housing.”
Apr 17, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh
A. Philip Randolph Was Right: ‘We Will Need To Continue Demonstrations’ A. Philip Randolph Was Right: ‘We Will Need To Continue Demonstrations’
Why we still need a “Freedom Budget for All Americans.”
Apr 15, 2014 / Blog / John Nichols
‘Bogus and Unconscionably High Fees’: How Tax Preparers Are Preying on Low-Income People ‘Bogus and Unconscionably High Fees’: How Tax Preparers Are Preying on Low-Income People
Stephen Black appears on Melissa Harris-Perry to discuss how predators set up shop and grab a cut of their victims’ tax refunds.
Apr 14, 2014 / Blog / Melissa Harris-Perry
Why Is California Penalizing Poor Women for Wanting to Be Parents? Why Is California Penalizing Poor Women for Wanting to Be Parents?
California is known for protecting a woman’s right to choose. Will this be the year the state extends that same right to poor women?
Apr 8, 2014 / Blog / Dani McClain
A Democrat-Sponsored Tax Cut Calls the GOP’s Anti-Poverty Bluff A Democrat-Sponsored Tax Cut Calls the GOP’s Anti-Poverty Bluff
A proposal to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit will test Republicans' professed support for the program.
Mar 26, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Starving College Students and the Shredded Social Contract Starving College Students and the Shredded Social Contract
Economic desperation among college students helps explain why millenials don’t believe in small government.
Mar 17, 2014 / Blog / Michelle Goldberg
The Town That Turned Poverty Into a Prison Sentence The Town That Turned Poverty Into a Prison Sentence
Most states shut down their debtors’ prisons more than 100 years ago; in 2005, Harpersville, Alabama, opened one back up.
Mar 14, 2014 / Feature / Hannah Rappleye and Lisa Riordan Seville
Rep. Barbara Lee Hits Back at Paul Ryan’s Dog-Whistle Politics Rep. Barbara Lee Hits Back at Paul Ryan’s Dog-Whistle Politics
What Paul Ryan really means when he lambasts “inner city” culture.
Mar 12, 2014 / Blog / Steven Hsieh