Poverty

Joe Biden speaking about the American Rescue Plan Act

The American Rescue Plan Marks a Fresh Start in Fighting Poverty The American Rescue Plan Marks a Fresh Start in Fighting Poverty

Even as wages have stagnated, Americans have considered poverty to be a personal failing. The American Rescue Plan leaves that behind.

Mar 18, 2021 / Editorial / Bryce Covert for The Nation

Harlem in the Time of Corona

Harlem in the Time of Corona Harlem in the Time of Corona

Honoring Harlem residents: Lillia, the Chavon Daughters, Windell and Margaux, Jason and Jason, and Ilayjah.

Mar 17, 2021 / OppArt / Tau Battice

Rent Graffiti

My Family Has Covid, and We’re Days Away From an Eviction My Family Has Covid, and We’re Days Away From an Eviction

The US government has shrugged off millions of people like me.

Mar 16, 2021 / Cassandra Conrad

Chinese and Djiboutian national flags

The Rise of the East Will Not End the Empire of the West The Rise of the East Will Not End the Empire of the West

China has no interest in destroying the system on which its success was built.

Mar 12, 2021 / Kehinde Andrews

Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer sign the American Rescue Plan Act.

Democrats Make a Down Payment on a Radically More Just Economy Democrats Make a Down Payment on a Radically More Just Economy

The American Rescue Plan goes beyond Covid relief to address the deep inequities the pandemic revealed. Will those changes be a Band-Aid, or heal a broken system?

Mar 11, 2021 / Joan Walsh

Inequity in a Globalized Economy

Inequity in a Globalized Economy Inequity in a Globalized Economy

Every day in Brazil, 10-year-old Isabela picks through a putrid garbage heap searching for bottles and cans to sell to the middleman.

Mar 10, 2021 / OppArt / Robin Holder

Now Is the Time to Restore the Power of Labor

Now Is the Time to Restore the Power of Labor Now Is the Time to Restore the Power of Labor

Strengthening unions would play a critical part in tackling our country’s staggering inequality.

Mar 9, 2021 / no-paywall / Katrina vanden Heuvel

The Year of the Vaccine

The Year of the Vaccine The Year of the Vaccine

Fighting to end the pandemic.

Mar 9, 2021 / OppArt / Tjeerd Royaards

Democrats Refusing to Fight for $15 Are the Best Allies Republicans Have

Democrats Refusing to Fight for $15 Are the Best Allies Republicans Have Democrats Refusing to Fight for $15 Are the Best Allies Republicans Have

When eight members of the Senate Democratic Caucus blocked a wage hike, they endangered Democratic prospects in 2022.

Mar 9, 2021 / John Nichols

Postcard From the Ancestors

Postcard From the Ancestors Postcard From the Ancestors

Black excellence.

Mar 4, 2021 / OppArt / Sylvia Hernández

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