This Week in Poverty: Paul Ryan’s Focus on Dignity This Week in Poverty: Paul Ryan’s Focus on Dignity
The congressman’s moral rhetoric doesn't square with his cruel budget.
Mar 23, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Five Ways to Slander the Welfare State Five Ways to Slander the Welfare State
Research exaggerating the costs of social safety nets has been used for decades to launch unwarranted claims against government programs.
Mar 21, 2012 / Feature / Peter H. Lindert
This Week in Poverty: Me, Mom and Reagan This Week in Poverty: Me, Mom and Reagan
A new report on single mothers in the United States shatters some of the Gipper’s favorite myths that still persist today.
Mar 16, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
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Michael Harrington and the ‘Culture Of Poverty’ Michael Harrington and the ‘Culture Of Poverty’
The Other America offered a view of poverty that seemed designed to comfort the already comfortable.
Mar 14, 2012 / Editorial / Barbara Ehrenreich
This Week in Poverty: Welfare Reform—From Bad to Worse This Week in Poverty: Welfare Reform—From Bad to Worse
Just when you thought things couldn’t get any worse for poor people.
Mar 9, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
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This Week in Poverty: Hunger—Where We Are, Where We Need to Be This Week in Poverty: Hunger—Where We Are, Where We Need to Be
The food stamp program is up for reauthorization and three new studies indicate what needs to be done if we want to protect and strengthen it.
Mar 2, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
This Week in Poverty: Deal on Unemployment Benefits Leaves Out Poorest This Week in Poverty: Deal on Unemployment Benefits Leaves Out Poorest
Congress extended unemployment benefits, but it’s no good for those who’ve been jobless the longest.
Feb 24, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
This Week in Poverty: Obama’s Budget, Your Server’s Budget This Week in Poverty: Obama’s Budget, Your Server’s Budget
If Obama wants his actions to match his rhetoric about helping the poor, he needs to show a lot more leadership.
Feb 17, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
This Week in Poverty: Perfect Storm Threatens Long-Term Unemployed This Week in Poverty: Perfect Storm Threatens Long-Term Unemployed
Federal and state proposals to reduce unemployment benefits or make them harder to obtain place millions of unemployed people at risk of falling into poverty.
Feb 10, 2012 / Blog / Greg Kaufmann
Rocky Recovery for Women Rocky Recovery for Women
Although men account for 70 percent of jobs lost between December 2007 and June 2009, they have won 92 percent of the jobs created since. From “man-cession,” we’v...
Feb 8, 2012 / Blog / Laura Flanders