The Battle Hymn of the War on Poverty The Battle Hymn of the War on Poverty
How the call to empathy helped mobilize a nation.
Jan 15, 2014 / Books & the Arts / Sasha Abramsky
How to Build an Anti-Poverty Movement, From the Grassroots Up How to Build an Anti-Poverty Movement, From the Grassroots Up
Ten groups that are laying the foundation for an economic justice revival.
Jan 15, 2014 / Feature / Greg Kaufmann
Why We Need a New War on Poverty Why We Need a New War on Poverty
The deepening crisis today demands an effort as ambitious as the one launched fifty years ago this week.
Jan 8, 2014 / Sasha Abramsky
Marco Rubio’s Plan to End Poverty Is a Joke Marco Rubio’s Plan to End Poverty Is a Joke
According to the Republican senator, what we really need is a fuller embrace of “the American free enterprise system.”
Jan 8, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Eighty-Six Percent of Americans Think the Government Should Fight Poverty Eighty-Six Percent of Americans Think the Government Should Fight Poverty
So why doesn’t Congress?
Jan 7, 2014 / Blog / Zoë Carpenter
Our Impoverished Poverty Debate Our Impoverished Poverty Debate
Fifty years after LBJ declared a War on Poverty, the United States ranks near the bottom in childhood poverty among all developed nations.
Dec 30, 2013 / Editorial / The Editors
This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Fifty Years Later, the War on Poverty Must Be Renewed This Week in ‘Nation’ History: Fifty Years Later, the War on Poverty Must Be Renewed
President Obama and his congressional Democratic allies should rededicate the country to the Great Society’s best initiative.
Dec 28, 2013 / Blog / Katrina vanden Heuvel
Willy Brandt at 100: Recalling, Renewing a Struggle Against Global Inequality Willy Brandt at 100: Recalling, Renewing a Struggle Against Global Inequality
The former German chancellor still calls us to “ build a world in which sharing, justice, freedom and peace might prevail.”
Dec 18, 2013 / Blog / John Nichols
Tell Congress: We Must Extend Emergency Unemployment Benefits Tell Congress: We Must Extend Emergency Unemployment Benefits
Thanks to Congress, it’s shaping up to be a bleak holiday season for 1.3 million unemployed Americans.
Dec 17, 2013 / Take Action / NationAction
This Week in Poverty: Signing Off This Week in Poverty: Signing Off
After a two-year run, This Week in Poverty signs off.
Dec 13, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann