Runaway Spending Cuts
The people who can least afford it are bearing the brunt of Washington’s austerity.
Too Many American Children Live in Poverty
The latest numbers are a moral outrage and a wake-up call.
America’s Real Poverty Rate
If the United States were to update the way we measure poverty, we’d find that about 28 percent of American families of four are now living in poverty.
Obama: Selectively Honoring MLK
While the President honored MLK’s work for civil rights and economic justice, he did not mention King’s equally important work against the Vietnam War and U.S. militarism.
It’s Class Warfare, All Right
The rich guys are winning–in a rout.
Poverty News
There are 46.2 million Americans living in poverty.
With Poverty on the Rise, this is no Time to Slash the Safety Net
The tea party and its ilk offer us only cold cups of bitter tea while serving up fountains of champagne to the super-rich, Wall Street, and big corporations.
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.