Poverty

Can Obama Live Up to Carter’s Gold Standard as Ex-President?

Can Obama Live Up to Carter’s Gold Standard as Ex-President? Can Obama Live Up to Carter’s Gold Standard as Ex-President?

So far, it doesn’t augur well, from a $65 million book deal to a foundation stocked with wealthy hedge funders and bankers.

Mar 17, 2017 / Bob Dreyfuss

sad girl ACA

Today and Tomorrow, Join a ‘Stakeout’ to Save Health Care Today and Tomorrow, Join a ‘Stakeout’ to Save Health Care

“Trumpcare” would be a disaster. 

Mar 16, 2017 / Take Action / NationAction

Canton March

How Democrats Can Win Back the Working Class How Democrats Can Win Back the Working Class

Regaining the trust of working-class voters who supported Trump will take more than opposition—it will take a real commitment to addressing the challenges that working people face.

Mar 15, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Trump Confederate Flag

Fear of Diversity Made People More Likely to Vote Trump Fear of Diversity Made People More Likely to Vote Trump

The 2016 election was really a battle about having an open society. 

Mar 14, 2017 / Sean McElwee and Jason McDaniel

The GOP’s Health-Care Plan Could Strip Addiction and Mental-Health Coverage From 1.3 Million

The GOP’s Health-Care Plan Could Strip Addiction and Mental-Health Coverage From 1.3 Million The GOP’s Health-Care Plan Could Strip Addiction and Mental-Health Coverage From 1.3 Million

Republicans aren’t just gunning for Obamacare—they’re trying to radically alter Medicaid.

Mar 10, 2017 / Zoë Carpenter

International Women's Day Strike in NYC

This Is What Feminism Really Looks Like This Is What Feminism Really Looks Like

Women of color, trans women, working women—the International Women’s Strike brought feminism of the 99 percent into the streets.

Mar 9, 2017 / Michelle Chen

What Happens if You’re Too Poor to Pay Bail?

What Happens if You’re Too Poor to Pay Bail? What Happens if You’re Too Poor to Pay Bail?

Money bail just does not work, and preys on society’s most vulnerable.

Mar 8, 2017 / Video / Robert Greenwald

ICE raid protests in New York

Teachers Will Be a Formidable Force Against Trump Teachers Will Be a Formidable Force Against Trump

Teachers are working to protect undocumented immigrant students, trans students, and any student whose chance at an equitable education is at risk.

Mar 8, 2017 / StudentNation / Michelle Chen

international womens day march

When Did Solidarity Among Working Women Become a ‘Privilege’? When Did Solidarity Among Working Women Become a ‘Privilege’?

Women who are concern trolling the strike seem most interested in persuading us to work with the Democratic Party.

Mar 7, 2017 / Tithi Bhattacharya and Cinzia Arruzza

Kenny Chapman, 53, receives coins from a man

Our Political Economy Is Designed to Create Poverty and Inequality Our Political Economy Is Designed to Create Poverty and Inequality

Poverty is not an abstraction. People wear it on their faces, carry it on their backs as a constant companion—and it is heavy.

Mar 6, 2017 / Dennis Kucinich

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