Poverty

America Needs Social Housing

America Needs Social Housing America Needs Social Housing

We must free Black and brown tenants from the rent gouging, health violations, and eviction threats employed by corporate landlords and Wall Street investors.

Mar 24, 2022 / DaMareo Cooper

Making Mushrooms Legal

Making Mushrooms Legal Making Mushrooms Legal

After 50 years of prohibition, some states are starting to challenge the federal government’s policy on psychedelic drugs.

Mar 23, 2022 / Feature / Aída Chávez

New York City Bail Bonds

Abolish the Debt Sentence Abolish the Debt Sentence

Court fees, fines, and cash bail contribute to a cycle of debt and incarceration under the guise of justice.

Mar 22, 2022 / StudentNation / Ruqaiyah Zarook

Ana María Archila poses for a photograph.

New York’s Lieutenant Governor’s Race Has a New Addition: Competition New York’s Lieutenant Governor’s Race Has a New Addition: Competition

Though the role has little power, in recent years the state’s governors-in-waiting have often moved up. Can Ana María Archila make the road from activist to statewide office?

Mar 15, 2022 / Ross Barkan

Supreme Court abortion ban

Florida’s Abortion Ban Will Obliterate Access in the South Florida’s Abortion Ban Will Obliterate Access in the South

The new ban will create the strictest abortion laws in the history of the state, which has long served as crucial access point for people seeking abortions in the region.

Mar 14, 2022 / Anna Eskamani

California Governor Newsom Visits Encampment in Berkeley

Is California Doing Enough to Fight Homelessness? Is California Doing Enough to Fight Homelessness?

Governor Newsom has taken a triumphant tone, but thousands are still sleeping in the streets.

Mar 11, 2022 / Sasha Abramsky

Student Debt Crisis

The Voices Silenced by Student Debt The Voices Silenced by Student Debt

Payments are set to restart for millions of people who are still struggling to recover from the pandemic. This series brings their stories directly into the spotlight.

Mar 11, 2022 / StudentNation / Vivek Kakar and StudentNation

Volunteer Food Bank

The Price of Unpaid Activism The Price of Unpaid Activism

Have advocacy and organizing become careers for the well-educated?

Mar 4, 2022 / StudentNation / Esther Eriksson von allmen

Manchin-in-elevator

“Culture of Poverty” Is a Made-Up Concept “Culture of Poverty” Is a Made-Up Concept

And yet Joe Manchin is attempting to reanimate its long-discredited corpse.

Mar 2, 2022 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

March for Reproductive Rights

We Need to Do More Than “Protect ‘Roe’” We Need to Do More Than “Protect ‘Roe’”

We have to address the structural barriers that prevent people from accessing their right to an abortion, including systemic poverty and racism.

Feb 24, 2022 / Katrina Kimport

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