Poverty

Moms 4 Housing organizers

How a Collective of Mothers Flipped the Script on Housing How a Collective of Mothers Flipped the Script on Housing

When the group Moms 4 Housing occupied a vacant house in West Oakland, they were confronting a system designed to exclude them.

Jan 24, 2020 / Jonny Coleman

Nobel laureates Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo

The Science of (Not) Ending Global Poverty The Science of (Not) Ending Global Poverty

The 2019 Nobel Prize winners in economics represent a new strain of neoliberal thought.

Jan 15, 2020 / Aparna Gopalan

Here’s Where Every Democratic Candidate Stands on Child Care and Family Leave

Here’s Where Every Democratic Candidate Stands on Child Care and Family Leave Here’s Where Every Democratic Candidate Stands on Child Care and Family Leave

For the first time ever, the presidential candidates are making proposals that offer real solutions for working parents.

Jan 13, 2020 / Bryce Covert

William Greider Knew What Ailed the Democratic Party

William Greider Knew What Ailed the Democratic Party William Greider Knew What Ailed the Democratic Party

…and how to fix it. We will miss him.

Dec 27, 2019 / John Nichols

One Family’s Story and the Meaning of Migration in 21st Century America

One Family’s Story and the Meaning of Migration in 21st Century America One Family’s Story and the Meaning of Migration in 21st Century America

Jason DeParle’s A Good Provider Is One Who Leaves tracks the three decade journey of the Comodas family from the Philippines to Houston, Texas.

Dec 27, 2019 / Q&A / Noah Flora

President Scrooge and His Dickensian Cabal

President Scrooge and His Dickensian Cabal President Scrooge and His Dickensian Cabal

The administration’s holiday greeting is a plan to slash food stamp benefits for roughly 700,000 unemployed Americans.

Dec 25, 2019 / John Nichols

Homelessness in Silicon Valley

A Roof Is Only the Beginning A Roof Is Only the Beginning

The Housing First model prioritizes providing apartments, but people who are homeless need more than a home to stay housed.

Dec 23, 2019 / Michelle Chen

Food Stamps Florida

Bashing the Poor and Protecting the Rich: What SNAP ‘Reform’ Means Bashing the Poor and Protecting the Rich: What SNAP ‘Reform’ Means

Nearly a million children could risk going hungry.

Dec 12, 2019 / Sasha Abramsky

RIP, Paul Volcker: The Fed Chair Who Thought We Lived Too Well

RIP, Paul Volcker: The Fed Chair Who Thought We Lived Too Well RIP, Paul Volcker: The Fed Chair Who Thought We Lived Too Well

To avoid repeating the macroeconomic mistakes of the past 40 years, progressives must reckon with Volcker’s tremendous—and harmful—influence.

Dec 11, 2019 / Obituary / Rohan Grey

The Pentagon

The Bloated Pentagon Budget Should Be Spent on Human Needs The Bloated Pentagon Budget Should Be Spent on Human Needs

Faith leaders are calling on presidential candidates to reallocate money away from the military and toward housing and food-aid programs.

Dec 11, 2019 / Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and Joyce Ajlouny

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