This Is the Perfect Moment to Push for Reparations This Is the Perfect Moment to Push for Reparations
Congress ignored a bill to study the issue for 30 years. It’s time for African Americans to be paid what they are owed.
Jul 8, 2020 / Steve Phillips
A ‘Jubilee’ Cancellation of Debt Is Vital to Fighting the Coronavirus A ‘Jubilee’ Cancellation of Debt Is Vital to Fighting the Coronavirus
A growing movement says debt forgiveness for developing nations would “free up resources to tackle urgent health, social and economic crises.”
Apr 12, 2020 / John Nichols
Appalachia Gets Special Funding. The Black Rural South Deserves It Too. Appalachia Gets Special Funding. The Black Rural South Deserves It Too.
Kennedy made rural poverty a focus of his presidential campaign. This year’s candidates could do the same—this time, in the Black Belt region.
Feb 14, 2020 / Greg Kaufmann
Trump’s War on the Poor Includes Our Children Trump’s War on the Poor Includes Our Children
One in five American children live in poverty, even as pundits tout employment highs.
Feb 4, 2020 / Rajan Menon
President Scrooge and His Dickensian Cabal President Scrooge and His Dickensian Cabal
The administration’s holiday greeting is a plan to slash food stamp benefits for roughly 700,000 unemployed Americans.
Dec 25, 2019 / John Nichols
The Democratic Presidential Debate Must Address Poverty The Democratic Presidential Debate Must Address Poverty
For five debates, I’ve been waiting for just one question about American poverty. There have been zero.
Dec 19, 2019 / Alan Minsky
Ending Poverty Will Require a Movement Led by Poor People Ending Poverty Will Require a Movement Led by Poor People
No new census data, policy paper, or talking point will do it. That’s why the Poor People’s Campaign is building “a movement that votes.”
Sep 11, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann
A Young Mayor Makes the Case for a Guaranteed Income A Young Mayor Makes the Case for a Guaranteed Income
Once a skeptic, Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs is now overseeing a radical anti-poverty program.
Aug 16, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann
The Right’s Cure for Poverty: Hard Work and Father Figures The Right’s Cure for Poverty: Hard Work and Father Figures
At a hearing, Republicans told a familiar story while the Poor People’s Campaign presented a bold budget proposal.
Jun 20, 2019 / Greg Kaufmann
The ‘Hidden’ Crisis of Rural Homelessness The ‘Hidden’ Crisis of Rural Homelessness
Until the federal government tackles rural homelessness as a distinct issue, the problem will only get worse.
Mar 28, 2019 / Jake Bittle