Economic Justice

UN Report Reveals 165 Million People Plunged Into Poverty in the Past Three Years

Brett Wilkins / Common Dreams Jul 18, 2023 Covid-19 pandemic, wars and other violence, and extreme weather disasters driven by human-caused climate change—have pushed around 165 million people into poverty around the world. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

More Than 500,000 Americans Are About to Lose Their SNAP Benefits

Ed Bolen / CBPP Jul 14, 2023 An additional 750,000 older adults are newly at risk thanks to the return of pre-pandemic work-reporting requirements. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Economic Justice

Despite Feeling the Pinch, Richest 10% Still Detached From Reality

Marcos González Hernando and Gerry Mitchell / Inequality.org Jul 7, 2023 High earners need to come around to the idea that they would benefit from progressive taxes and other policies to create an economy that works for everyone. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

Report: Systemic Injustices Create ‘Impoverished Democracy’

Jenna McGuire / Truthdig Jun 27, 2023 A new report highlights the persistence of what MLK called the “Triplets of Evil.” Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

TD Original

Giving Altruism a Bad Name

Émile P. Torres / Truthdig Mar 30, 2023 Effective Altruism’s metrics-driven model of philanthropy is elitist, condescending and — most damning of all — extremely ineffective. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Dig Scape

UNhousing

bart plantenga / Truthdig Feb 26, 2023 Looking for a place to call home. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Politics

Everybody In, Nobody Out

Liz Theoharis / TomDispatch Dec 23, 2022 Contrary to what too many of our politicians say, this country can indeed afford Medicaid expansion and pass higher minimum wage laws. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Global Voices

Karachi Dispatch: After the Deluge

Zubeida Mustafa / Truthdig Nov 1, 2022 In August and September, the southern Pakistani regions of Sindh and Balochistan received devastating floods. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Teachers Demonstrate How to Save America’s Public Services

By Sarah Lahm / Independent Media Institute Feb 28, 2020 Educators in St. Paul, Minnesota, may walk off the job in March in an effort to shift the politics over what the public funds. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Is Trump the Worst of the Worst?

Paul Street / Truthdig Feb 13, 2020 Beyond the big headlines, he is acting on policies that hurt the poor, immigrants, his political enemies and human existence itself. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Trump Takes Axe to Medicaid

By Jake Johnson / Common Dreams Jan 30, 2020 "Trump wants to destroy Medicaid while claiming to save it," tweeted Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr., following the White House's announcement. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Americans’ Views on Poverty Are as Outdated as ‘Little Women’

Jill Richardson / OtherWords Jan 22, 2020 We've advanced beyond 19th century gender roles. Why can't we get past moralizing about poverty, too? Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )