Poverty

A Tale of Two Speeches

A Tale of Two Speeches A Tale of Two Speeches

The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and President Trump offered two opposing worldviews on Saturday—one of unity and love, one of hate and division.

Jun 22, 2020 / Robert L. Borosage

Bangladesh’s Garment Workers Are Being Treated as Disposable

Bangladesh’s Garment Workers Are Being Treated as Disposable Bangladesh’s Garment Workers Are Being Treated as Disposable

The Covid-19 crisis has highlighted the severe vulnerability of the workers whose labor stocks the shelves of international brands. 

Jun 22, 2020 / Photo Essay / Taslima Akhter, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

When Police and Public Health Collide in the Age of Covid-19

When Police and Public Health Collide in the Age of Covid-19 When Police and Public Health Collide in the Age of Covid-19

Why is the capital of one of the most progressive states in the country so backward when it comes to public health?

Jun 18, 2020 / Gregg Gonsalves

Petroleum factory with an American flag on front

The Media Isn’t Ready to Cover Climate Apartheid The Media Isn’t Ready to Cover Climate Apartheid

The press needs to reckon with the prevalence of a worldview that defaults to the perspective of the white and wealthy.

Jun 17, 2020 / Michelle García

Food distribution

Hunger Stalks New York’s Lower East Side Hunger Stalks New York’s Lower East Side

Thousands of businesses in Manhattan have closed, thrusting an untold number of people into economic precarity and food insecurity.

Jun 5, 2020 / Winnie Wong

George Floyd Protest

Don’t Stop Organizing Don’t Stop Organizing

We’re at a breaking point in American history, and there is only one way to revive our society: from the bottom up.

Jun 5, 2020 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis

Sign that reads

When Shelter Comes Down to the Luck of the Draw When Shelter Comes Down to the Luck of the Draw

As eviction moratoriums expire, lotteries determine who gets rent relief.

Jun 5, 2020 / Rebecca Burns

A woman holds the leg of an officer arresting her

Debt Relief for Tyrants Is a Terrible Idea Debt Relief for Tyrants Is a Terrible Idea

Bernie Sanders and Ilhan Omar want to cancel the debts of the world’s poorest countries. In some cases, that’s a big mistake.

Jun 3, 2020 / Helen C. Epstein

The Pandemic Has Sent Child Hunger to Record Levels

The Pandemic Has Sent Child Hunger to Record Levels The Pandemic Has Sent Child Hunger to Record Levels

Ninety percent of US counties with high rates of childhood hunger are rural, a new study finds.

Jun 2, 2020 / Karina Piser

Germany’s Homeless Face Down the Coronavirus

Germany’s Homeless Face Down the Coronavirus Germany’s Homeless Face Down the Coronavirus

A portrait of one abandoned factory, as services and support dry up for Berlin’s homeless population.

Jun 1, 2020 / Photo Essay / Johanna Maria Fritz, The Nation, and Magnum Foundation

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