
Shredding the Safety Net
As long as the poor remain invisible and voiceless, homelessness and hunger will continue to grow.
As long as the poor remain invisible and voiceless, homelessness and hunger will continue to grow.
Instead of giving two cheers to sweatshops, we should alter the policies that cause poverty in the first place
Maybe racial discrimination will truly fade someday, but don’t count on it for now.
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.
This downloadable pdf fact sheet answers frequently asked questions about the implications for the developing world of taxing financial speculation.
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.
By the time we’ve had enough, it will be too late.
Boosting it would help our lowest-paid workers as well as the entire economy.
Despite lacking necessities like food and health care for millions of Americans, some still tout the U.S. as a shining example of success.
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.
In the name of thrift, Congress has chiseled unemployment, food stamps, housing, child care, and most other social services.
The recent Census data on poverty in America hide as much as they reveal.
One in seven Americans–a record high of 43.6 million people–was poor last year.
Call for Bold, Comprehensive Plan to Combat Poverty and Unemployment
The initial scenario in Iran turns out to be considerably more complicated.