The New Suburban Poverty The New Suburban Poverty
For the first time, more poor Americans live in the nation's suburbs than in all our cities combined.
Apr 13, 2007 / Feature / Eyal Press
Home Truths Home Truths
That poor children in the United States and Britain have the worst quality of life in the developed world speaks volumes about our misplaced priorities.
Feb 22, 2007 / Editorial / The Editors
Inequality Counts Inequality Counts
The relentless reduction of taxes on the wealthy has created a profound inequality between the very rich and the bottom half of American society, affecting every aspect of daily li...
May 17, 2006 / Feature / Leon Friedman
Tax Refund Scheme Targets the Working Poor Tax Refund Scheme Targets the Working Poor
Corporate tax preparers like H&R Block continue to target taxpayers hungry for rapid refunds with questionable loans.
Apr 17, 2006 / Feature / Bernice Yeung
Robbing the Poor Robbing the Poor
As House Republicans use the cost of recovery from Gulf Coast storms as an excuse to rip last-minute holes in the social safety net, it's not too late to change priorities.
Oct 20, 2005 / Editorial / Sharon Lerner
Squeezing the Have-Nots Squeezing the Have-Nots
Fitful efforts to rebuild the Gulf Coast unfold against a backdrop of looming economic disaster: rising unemployment and interest rates, misplaced priorities and a recession that w...
Oct 13, 2005 / Editorial / William Greider
Bush Finally Sees Poor People Bush Finally Sees Poor People
It takes a hurricane to raise awareness that the numbers of poor people are growing on George Bush's watch. Will that be enough for the President to begin to level the playing fiel...
Sep 20, 2005 / Column / Robert Scheer
Lessons From the Social Security Debate Lessons From the Social Security Debate
A better approach to measuring poverty.
Apr 26, 2005 / Editorial / Jared Bernstein and Mark Greenberg
Let Them Eat Cake Let Them Eat Cake
The Bush budget cuts programs for the hungry.
Apr 21, 2005 / Editorial / Trudy Lieberman
False Promises False Promises
In American Dream, his masterful new book about welfare reform, Jason DeParle brings together two groups of people who rarely seem to meet: welfare policy-makers and welfare reci...
Dec 2, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Jennifer Egan