Poverty

Mom and child

Nick Kristof Is Still Wrong About Welfare Reform Nick Kristof Is Still Wrong About Welfare Reform

Raising kids is hard work, and as a country we should acknowledge that.

Jun 23, 2016 / Katha Pollitt

Elizabeth Warren’s Fight Against Payday Lenders Comes to the Post Office

Elizabeth Warren’s Fight Against Payday Lenders Comes to the Post Office Elizabeth Warren’s Fight Against Payday Lenders Comes to the Post Office

We could save Americans millions with postal banking.

Jun 20, 2016 / Bryce Covert

Paul Ryan

The Right Wing Has a Solution for Poverty The Right Wing Has a Solution for Poverty

Pretend it doesn’t exist.

Jun 15, 2016 / Rebecca Vallas

San Juan, Puerto Rico protest

Ever Heard of ‘Vulture Funds’? Well, They’re Destroying Puerto Rico Ever Heard of ‘Vulture Funds’? Well, They’re Destroying Puerto Rico

People are literally dying because of Wall Street greed.

Jun 10, 2016 / Brave New Films

Paul Ryan

What Paul Ryan’s Own Constituents Think of His Poverty Plan What Paul Ryan’s Own Constituents Think of His Poverty Plan

In Racine, Wisconsin, it is clear that a community was abandoned.

Jun 10, 2016 / Greg Kaufmann

Dry Taps and Lagoons of Sewage: What America’s Water Crisis Looks Like

Dry Taps and Lagoons of Sewage: What America’s Water Crisis Looks Like Dry Taps and Lagoons of Sewage: What America’s Water Crisis Looks Like

A new report finds that safe water and sanitation are increasingly unaffordable for millions of Americans.

Jun 8, 2016 / Zoë Carpenter

Now That San Francisco’s Police Chief Has Resigned, What’s Next for the Activists Who Fought for His Removal?

Now That San Francisco’s Police Chief Has Resigned, What’s Next for the Activists Who Fought for His Removal? Now That San Francisco’s Police Chief Has Resigned, What’s Next for the Activists Who Fought for His Removal?

They say their work is about a lot more than just replacing a police chief.

Jun 7, 2016 / Andrew Klein

Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders

Neither Bernie nor Hillary Truly Addressed Economic Inequality Neither Bernie nor Hillary Truly Addressed Economic Inequality

Because both candidates’ platforms fell short on the worst and oldest inequity: the racial wealth gap. Here’s how to fix that.

Jun 7, 2016 / Vishnu Sridharan

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton

Clinton May Take the Nomination, but Sanders Has Won the Debate Clinton May Take the Nomination, but Sanders Has Won the Debate

Sanders hasn’t merely won a seat at the table—he’s started a sea change in Democratic politics. 

Jun 7, 2016 / Katrina vanden Heuvel

Abortion access

If Women Were Less Poor, Would There Really Be Fewer Abortions? If Women Were Less Poor, Would There Really Be Fewer Abortions?

Reducing poverty and lowering the abortion rate are two different things—for a reason.

Jun 7, 2016 / Column / Katha Pollitt

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