Poverty

‘Disconnected Youth’ Is a Growing Crisis

‘Disconnected Youth’ Is a Growing Crisis ‘Disconnected Youth’ Is a Growing Crisis

Unemployed and out of school, too many youth are seeing opportunities slip them by.

Feb 28, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Little girl at child care rally CA

Let’s Fight for Universal Childcare Let’s Fight for Universal Childcare

It’s good for the economy and consistent with our values.

Feb 26, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Amazon's Jeff Bezos

The Rich Are Still Getting Richer The Rich Are Still Getting Richer

Inequality is the economic great wall between those with power and those without it.

Feb 26, 2019 / Nomi Prins

US Navy Pacific Ocean

Shrinking the Military-Industrial Complex by Putting It to Work at Home Shrinking the Military-Industrial Complex by Putting It to Work at Home

It’s not a pipe dream.

Feb 26, 2019 / Feature / Peter-Christian Aigner and Michael Brenes

‘We Need to Start Calling These Folks Out by Name’

‘We Need to Start Calling These Folks Out by Name’ ‘We Need to Start Calling These Folks Out by Name’

The Poor People’s Campaign is pushing DC officials to do more for economic justice in the nation’s capital.

Feb 25, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann

AOC Green New Deal

Bring On the Green New Deal Vote Bring On the Green New Deal Vote

The GND’s young organizers will help craft a message the 2020 Democratic candidate can get behind.

Feb 19, 2019 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez

Why Does the Democratic Party Refuse to Address Poverty? Why Does the Democratic Party Refuse to Address Poverty?

A DNC Poverty Council was formed by a new progressive member, but the staff has blocked it from functioning.

Feb 12, 2019 / Alan Minsky

Shopping at a food pantry in Indiana

Want to Eradicate Hunger in America? Take on Racism. Want to Eradicate Hunger in America? Take on Racism.

A new study found that people who experience discrimination are almost twice as likely as others to struggle with hunger.

Feb 4, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann

‘Maid’ Offers a Striking Portrait of Single-Working-Motherhood

‘Maid’ Offers a Striking Portrait of Single-Working-Motherhood ‘Maid’ Offers a Striking Portrait of Single-Working-Motherhood

Stephanie Land’s memoir is an intimate look at the day-to-day reality of poverty in the United States.

Jan 31, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Ann-Derrick Gaillot

Construction Site

What Happens When Gentrification Comes to a Postindustrial City? What Happens When Gentrification Comes to a Postindustrial City?

New development in Worcester, Massachusetts, threatens the city’s poorest.

Jan 30, 2019 / Maia Hibbett

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