Poverty

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Trump’s Cruel and Unusual Budget Trump’s Cruel and Unusual Budget

George Zornick on the president’s attack on the poor, Ari Berman on voting rights, and Joshua Holland on Trump’s travels.

May 25, 2017 / Podcast / Start Making Sense and Jon Wiener

Trump's budget cuts

Donald Trump to Hungry Seniors: Drop Dead Donald Trump to Hungry Seniors: Drop Dead

Some 10 million elders are threatened by hunger—but the president’s budget would slash desperately needed funding for food programs.

May 24, 2017 / Trudy Lieberman

war on women protest

Trump Escalates the War on Women Trump Escalates the War on Women

Reproductive rights are not merely a women’s health issue—they are an essential component of economic health and security as well.

May 23, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Rev. William Barber Moral Mondays

The Rev. William Barber Is Bringing MLK’s Poor People’s Campaign Back to Life The Rev. William Barber Is Bringing MLK’s Poor People’s Campaign Back to Life

Barber is stepping down from his post at the North Carolina NAACP to lead what he calls a “national moral revival.”

May 19, 2017 / Dani McClain

Flint Water Pipeline

It’s Time for the Government to Give Everyone a Job It’s Time for the Government to Give Everyone a Job

A new plan from CAP is a promising first step. 

May 19, 2017 / David Dayen

How the ‘Populist’ President is Creating an Aristocracy

How the ‘Populist’ President is Creating an Aristocracy How the ‘Populist’ President is Creating an Aristocracy

Not quite what voters expected.

May 18, 2017 / Mike Konczal

Journalists Protest in Veracruz

Mexico’s ‘Drug War’ Is Really a War Against Journalists—Waged by the Government Mexico’s ‘Drug War’ Is Really a War Against Journalists—Waged by the Government

Washington-backed military and economic initiatives have fueled a perfect machine of perpetual war.

May 10, 2017 / Greg Grandin

Activists stage

Join a Die-In to Protest Trumpcare Join a Die-In to Protest Trumpcare

Many of the constituents whose lives were just sacrificed for a tax cut are ready to greet their representatives.

May 9, 2017 / NationAction

Keith Ellison

Trump’s Budget Betrays His Supporters. Here’s One That Doesn’t. Trump’s Budget Betrays His Supporters. Here’s One That Doesn’t.

The People’s Budget would strengthen the middle class and promote economic security for all.

May 9, 2017 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

De Blasio Homelessness NYC

New York’s Mayor Vowed to Help the Homeless. Why Is the Crisis Growing? New York’s Mayor Vowed to Help the Homeless. Why Is the Crisis Growing?

Bill de Blasio understands homelessness better than the mayors before him, but that hasn’t been enough to stem the crisis.

May 9, 2017 / Jarrett Murphy

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