America's Official Poverty Rate Is a Total Farce
By any reasonable definition, the number is three times greater than our political and media classes are willing to acknowledge.
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The Trump Administration Wants to Make It Harder to Access Food Stamps
The Agriculture Department proposes adding tougher work requirements.
Proof Poverty in the U.S. Is Getting Exponentially Worse
One in seven Americans is among the world's poorest 10 percent, and more than half are living paycheck to paycheck.
Robert Reich: America Has Forgotten Its Social Contract
No matter how discouraging things seem right now, we must remember that there are certain basic values and principles that unite us.
New York Times’ Trauma Tourism in Philadelphia
The New York Times Magazine takes readers on a sensational 6,000-word tour of trauma, complete with cringe-worthy language and compassionless photographs.
Billionaires Made History in 2017, for All the Wrong Reasons
While much of the world faces deepening poverty, a tiny handful of people have increased their wealth by more than $1 trillion.
Virginians Show Us the Real Face of Poverty
Over 40 percent of Virginians struggle to get by—a problem made worse by voter suppression and military-first spending priorities.
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USDA Uses Algorithm to Target Small-Business Owners in Its Crusade Against SNAP
Convenience stores and small groceries find themselves in the crosshairs; one New York grocer is losing over 35 percent of his business.
In 2018, the U.S. Is Even More Gilded Than in 1918
Wealth is more concentrated now than it was in John D. Rockefeller's day.
Hurricane Florence Blows Open Harsh Realities of American Inequality
"We have two hurricanes," says the Rev. William Barber about the recent storm. "The hurricane of poverty and lack of health care and lack of living wages that existed prior to the storm, and then we have the storm."
