Fear Swirls Around Census Question on Citizenship

KEVIN FREKING and HOPE YEN / The Associated Press Mar 27, 2018 Democrats are concerned that raising the matter of citizenship status will frighten immigrants, causing them not to participate in the 2020 count. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Donald Trump and the Politics of ‘Huh?’

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Sep 17, 2016 The Census Bureau's latest report on incomes suggests that the vast majority of Americans have a great deal to lose if the Republican nominee wins the presidency. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Study: Educational Segregation Plays a Role in Tea Party Allegiance

Staff / Truthdig Jul 24, 2014 A study by researchers at the University of Notre Dame teased out a positive correlation between educational segregation, which can relate to other divisive factors but isn't always interchangeable with them, and alignment with tea party ideology. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

In the Battle for Tax Subsidies, Big Oil Beats Renewables and the Poor

BLANK Nov 7, 2013 A collection of articles and studies questions our commitments to a better world. As Big Oil rakes in near-record profits and massive tax subsidies, renewable energy ventures remain under-subsidized. And some 50 million Americans remain mired in poverty. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Elderly Women Hit by Poverty More Often Than Men

BLANK Sep 30, 2013 An analysis of recently released census data finds a disconcerting difference in poverty levels between men and women -- particularly those over age 65 -- and unconscionably high levels for women of color. More than one in three Native American women live below the federal poverty line. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

One in Five Children Impoverished in U.S.

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 12, 2012 New numbers from the U.S. Census Bureau report a steady decline in median household income for Americans, a yawning inequality gap and more than one in five children under age 18 living in poverty. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Romney’s Indifference to the Poor

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Feb 3, 2012 I wish Mitt Romney's cavalier dismissal of poverty in America could be chalked up as just another gaffe, but it's much worse than that. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Census Shows Nearly Half of Americans Are Struggling Financially

Staff / Truthdig Dec 15, 2011 The general gist of findings from the 2010 census may not be shocking, but the actual numbers detailing the growing problem of the shrinking middle class in America are: Nearly half of all Americans qualify for the poor or low-income categories, making income inequality an issue that now splits the nation down the middle. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Introducing the ‘Near Poor’

Staff / Truthdig Nov 20, 2011 The Census Bureau published a new measure of poverty this month to more carefully count those Americans who are barely getting by. The new income category -- “near poor” -- is up for grabs to those in the OWS movement, who could use it to better tell their alternative story of broad American hardship. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

22 Percent of American Children Live in Poverty

Staff / Truthdig Sep 13, 2011 The Census Bureau reports that in 2010, more Americans descended into poverty than in any other time since the government started keeping track in 1959 The 2010 poverty threshold for a family of four was a mere $22,314 a year, and 462 million of us have been surviving on that or less. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

The Coming MiscegeNation?

Marcia Alesan Dawkins / Truthdig Feb 14, 2011 Does today’s focus on multiracialism mean that we’re finally seeing the end of racism? Or does it mean that racism has simply gone underground? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

California Count Off by 1.5 Million?

Staff / Truthdig Dec 25, 2010 State officials say that federal nose-counters overlooked 1.5 million California residents in the 2010 census, a mistake that could ultimately cost the state billions of dollars in federal money over the next 10 years and even a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )