The Real Coronavirus Threat to Kids: Poverty, Hunger, Homelessness
Half our children are at risk of the economic consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.
Learning From King’s Last Campaign
Before he died, Martin Luther King, Jr. joined a campaign to unify working people of all races. Today, nothing could be more powerful.
Trump’s New SNAP Cuts Amount to War on the Poor
Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced plans to cut SNAP benefits that could drive millions further into poverty.
If Money Is Tight, Climate Change Is Your Issue
40 percent of Americans can’t afford a $400 emergency — and more emergencies are coming.
Even Alongside Impeachment, AOC’s Plan to Eradicate Poverty Should Be Headline News
While Trump’s potential impeachment dominates news feeds, let’s not lose sight of the deep policy changes needed to make this country work for all of us.
Census Fails to Count 100 Million People as Living in Poverty
Census data asserts US poverty has fallen to 11.8 percent, or 38.1 million Americans. Yet, 40 percent of all Americans can’t afford a $400 emergency.
About 100 Million Americans Are Effectively Hidden by Official Poverty Statistics
Millions of us are living in poverty — we need investments to raise the standard of living.
What the Felicity Huffman Scandal Says About America
Low-income parents risk jail for putting their kids in better public schools, while the rich bribe colleges to shut the poor out.
Concentrated Wealth Kills
Two new reports out of Washington trace our growing economic divide and the high price we pay, in dollars and lives, for letting that divide fester.
We’re the Wealthiest Country — Our Kids Shouldn’t Go to School Hungry
The Trump administration recently proposed cuts to SNAP. Now they want to roll back national nutrition standards for school lunches.
400 Years After Slavery, No More Band-Aids
It’s time to heal the deep wounds of racism — not only to ensure equity for African Americans, but for our entire economy.
Can Inequality Be Hardwired into Our DNA?
We need more than a moratorium on making inheritable edits in our genetic code. We need a moratorium on people getting rich off of editing our genes.
Trump’s Cuts to Food Stamps Are Indefensible, Economically and Morally
The SNAP program reduces poverty better than anything else, with very little fraud.
How Wealthy Have Our Super Wealthy Become?
We now have some new clues, thanks to the tax-evasion records whistleblowers have been so generously sharing.
Bring Back May Day
The U.S. is one of the only countries in the world that doesn’t mark International Worker’s Day. So how are our workers doing?