
Poverty Made an Alarming Jump. Congress Should Have Stopped It.
It’s time for policymakers to listen to American workers and families instead of billionaires and corporate bosses.
It’s time for policymakers to listen to American workers and families instead of billionaires and corporate bosses.
SPM data shows a historically steep increase of 4.6 percentage points from 7.8% to 12.4% . “The stark contrast paints a vivid picture of the ways in which poverty is a political choice, not a personal one.”
IPS expert Phyllis Bennis explains how she got connected with the Poor People’s Campaign and how IPS’s work fits in.
New fact sheets by the Poor People’s Campaign and the Institute for Policy Studies reveal disturbing data on systemic racism, poverty and inequality, ecological devastation, and militarism in every U.S. state.
“As an expression of values, its proposals to invest in families and workers, protect Social Security, and strengthen Medicare reflect the values of most of us.”
Americans across the spectrum voted to raise wages, expand health care, and protect abortion rights. These issues have a common thread.
Our country faces a material and moral crisis – and Republicans are offering only resentment and false solutions.
New poverty data reveals the effectiveness of pandemic aid programs that are now expired. For poor Americans, building on that success is a matter of life and death.
Common sense federal investments caused poverty to plunge during the pandemic shock. If we fail to renew them, we’re choosing poverty.
With a 22 percent poverty rate, the LGBTQ+ community needs more than rainbow flags from multi-million dollar corporations.
In L.A., 1 percenters currently pay less than a 1 percent city tax on the mansions they make millions selling.
When you give everyone a chunk of change, does it really change their lives and their communities?
The Poor People’s Campaign marched on Washington to demand that politicians legislate to protect the fundamental rights of 140 million poor and low-wealth people in America. Here’s why a pastor from New York joined them.
Over 150 millionaires delivered a statement to the World Economic Forum, calling on Davos attendees to take on wealth inequality.