Decriminalizing Poverty Decriminalizing Poverty
America doesn't have a drug problem. It has a poverty problem.
Dec 9, 2010 / Feature / Bruce Western
Motel-land Motel-land
For Americans teetering on the edge of poverty, in other rooms there are other trials.
Dec 2, 2010 / JoAnn Wypijewski
Will Congress Turn Its Back on Jobless Americans? Will Congress Turn Its Back on Jobless Americans?
A minority in the House of Representatives has blocked reauthorization of federal unemployment benefits. If Congress doesn't act quickly, the long-term unemployed will start dr...
Nov 23, 2010 / Christine Owens
The ‘Giving’ Season The ‘Giving’ Season
What's so bad about big-ticket philanthropy? Nothing—except that it lets the wealthy decide how to spend money that would be the Treasury's.
Nov 17, 2010 / David Nasaw
City of Ruins City of Ruins
Camden, New Jersey, stands as a warning of what huge pockets of America could turn into.
Nov 4, 2010 / Feature / Chris Hedges
UBC’s Downtown Eastside Gamelan Project UBC’s Downtown Eastside Gamelan Project
Students discover the healing powers of music in Canada's poorest neighourbood
Oct 26, 2010 / StudentNation / Will Tao
The Face of an American Lost Generation The Face of an American Lost Generation
Unemployed and stranded on the sidelines of a job crisis.
Oct 5, 2010 / Andy Kroll
Congress Wants to Cut Food Stamps to Fund School Lunches Congress Wants to Cut Food Stamps to Fund School Lunches
Anti-hunger activists explain why cutting food stamps is going to hurt kids.
Oct 3, 2010 / StudentNation / Braden Goyette
Talking Social Security Talking Social Security
It's time to get serious about sustaining social security.
Oct 1, 2010 / Katrina vanden Heuvel
The Collapsing of the Commonwealth Games The Collapsing of the Commonwealth Games
The 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi are on the verge of a historically unprecedented complete and utter implosion.
Sep 24, 2010 / Dave Zirin