‘Roe’ at 40: The Economic Divide That Denies Low-Income Women Their Right to an Abortion ‘Roe’ at 40: The Economic Divide That Denies Low-Income Women Their Right to an Abortion
Accessing an abortion has increasingly become the province of the well to do.
Jan 22, 2013 / Blog / Bryce Covert
This Week in Poverty: An Anti-Poverty Contract for 2013? This Week in Poverty: An Anti-Poverty Contract for 2013?
An Anti-Poverty Contract for 2013 might help grow the movement.
Jan 18, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
What ‘Girls’ and ‘Shameless’ Teach Us About Being Broke, and Being Poor What ‘Girls’ and ‘Shameless’ Teach Us About Being Broke, and Being Poor
Girls’s Hannah and Shameless’s Fiona are both penniless twentysomethings finding their way through big cities, but Hannah has a college degree—and a safety net.
Jan 17, 2013 / Nona Willis Aronowitz
This Week in Poverty: Smiley Calls for White House Conference on US Poverty This Week in Poverty: Smiley Calls for White House Conference on US Poverty
It's the broadcaster's latest effort to focus national attention on poverty in America.
Jan 11, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
A White House Meeting With Low-Income Americans A White House Meeting With Low-Income Americans
It's one thing for the president to meet with advocates. It’s another to give lower-income people the opportunity to tell their own stories.
Jan 8, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
What a Real ‘War on Poverty’ Looks Like What a Real ‘War on Poverty’ Looks Like
The war on poverty is too often a war on the poor themselves.
Jan 8, 2013 / Blog / Melissa Harris-Perry
Winners and Losers in Washington’s Debt Deal Winners and Losers in Washington’s Debt Deal
What really happened on Capitol Hill this week, and a look ahead to the budget battles on the horizon.
Jan 4, 2013 / Audio / The Nation
This Week in Poverty: Responses to the ‘Cliff’ Deal This Week in Poverty: Responses to the ‘Cliff’ Deal
The antipoverty community sounds off on the “fiscal cliff” deal. How did low-income Americans fare in Congress’s latest compromise?
Jan 4, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
‘Cliff’ Deal is a Decent Start for Low-Income Americans ‘Cliff’ Deal is a Decent Start for Low-Income Americans
Coverage and commentary on the “fiscal cliff” deal has failed to note its affect on low-income Americans.
Jan 2, 2013 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
The Poor Still Can’t Breathe Easy Post–Fiscal Cliff The Poor Still Can’t Breathe Easy Post–Fiscal Cliff
This deal was a mixed bag, and the next one will likely be worse.
Jan 2, 2013 / Blog / Bryce Covert