Shredding the Safety Net
As long as the poor remain invisible and voiceless, homelessness and hunger will continue to grow.
Rethinking Sweatshop Economics
Instead of giving two cheers to sweatshops, we should alter the policies that cause poverty in the first place
Segregation Still Strong 150 Years after the Civil War Began
Maybe racial discrimination will truly fade someday, but don’t count on it for now.
Don’t Cut Head Start
Congress is debating whether to slash more than $1 billion from Head Start to give trillions of dollars in tax cuts to the richest Americans and corporations.
Financial Transaction Taxes and the Global South
This downloadable pdf fact sheet answers frequently asked questions about the implications for the developing world of taxing financial speculation.
Author Event: Living in the Crossfire
Living in the Crossfire is an exhaustive study of the violence that touches the daily lives of Rio de Janeiro’s favela residents caught in the crossfire between the traffickers that control the favelas and police officers. This book provides vivid accounts from favela residents, human rights activists and policy makers. It offers an analysis of public policies to address this grave problem while pointing out the underlying social and economic problems that exacerbate the situation.
What Would It Take for Americans to React Like “Gaza Youth Breaks Out”?
By the time we’ve had enough, it will be too late.
Raise the Minimum Wage
Boosting it would help our lowest-paid workers as well as the entire economy.
Does an heir of Goebbels measure Cuban failure?
Despite lacking necessities like food and health care for millions of Americans, some still tout the U.S. as a shining example of success.
America’s Hungry Children Need Food
Congress shouldn’t be gutting our effective Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program when there are still children in our country that are desperately in need of food.
Poverty on the March
In the name of thrift, Congress has chiseled unemployment, food stamps, housing, child care, and most other social services.
Making Sense of Poverty Numbers
The recent Census data on poverty in America hide as much as they reveal.
Let’s Strengthen our Safety Net
One in seven Americans–a record high of 43.6 million people–was poor last year.
Leading Poverty Experts Assess New Census Data
Call for Bold, Comprehensive Plan to Combat Poverty and Unemployment
Dealing With Iran
The initial scenario in Iran turns out to be considerably more complicated.