This Week in Poverty: Kristof’s Swing and Miss This Week in Poverty: Kristof’s Swing and Miss
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof acknowledges that he is no expert on domestic policy, and then sets out to prove it.
Dec 14, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Today in Poverty: GOP Leadership and Violence Against Native Women Today in Poverty: GOP Leadership and Violence Against Native Women
Conservatives in Congress continue to block the Violence Against Women Act, denying vital protections for Native American women.
Dec 12, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Low-Income Americans Are Facing the Real Cliff Low-Income Americans Are Facing the Real Cliff
If Congress can't reach a deal by New Year's, 2.1 million people will be kicked off unemployment benefits.
Dec 11, 2012 / Melissa Harris-Perry
Jobs Report Takeaway: Fiscal Cliff Deal Must Address Unemployment Jobs Report Takeaway: Fiscal Cliff Deal Must Address Unemployment
The fiscal cliff is real for people who will suddenly stop receiving unemployment checks.
Dec 7, 2012 / George Zornick
This Week in Poverty: When Even Santa Can’t Get a Job This Week in Poverty: When Even Santa Can’t Get a Job
Two million unemployed workers will lose their benefits before the New Year if Congress fails to extend the unemployment insurance program.
Dec 7, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
Must-See Farmworker Video Takes on Food Industry Hypocrisy Must-See Farmworker Video Takes on Food Industry Hypocrisy
This holiday season, join the Coalition of Immokalee Workers in calling on Publix to stop paying farmworkers sub-poverty wages.
Dec 6, 2012 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Hollowing Out of America The Hollowing Out of America
“Debtpocalypse” is merely the latest installment in a tragic, forty-year story of the dispossession of American workers.
Dec 3, 2012 / Steve Fraser
This Week in Poverty: A Wake-Up Call on Housing and Homelessness This Week in Poverty: A Wake-Up Call on Housing and Homelessness
The stakes of the fiscal showdown couldn’t be higher for people who depend on affordable housing.
Nov 30, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann
When Domestic Workers Suffer, Our Economy Suffers When Domestic Workers Suffer, Our Economy Suffers
One of the fastest-growing job sectors in the country pays $10 per hour. That’s a big problem.
Nov 28, 2012 / Bryce Covert
An Anti-Poverty Thanksgiving An Anti-Poverty Thanksgiving
What some leaders in the fight against poverty are thinking about this Thanksgiving.
Nov 21, 2012 / Greg Kaufmann