Truthout
Inequality
Winter Is Coming, and Fuel Costs Will Hit the Poor the Hardest
Just 20 percent of households that qualify for energy assistance receive funding each year.
Billionaires Made More Money in 2017 Than Any Other Year in History
Billionaires inheriting their wealth is a trend that will accelerate over 20 years.
North Carolina Ballot Initiative Would Enshrine Tax Cuts for the Rich
If passed, the resulting inequality will be magnified when another economic downturn inevitably comes.
Youth Living in Settlements at US Border Suffer Poverty and Lack of Health Care
Informal settlements along Mexico's border, called “colonias,” lack access to basic infrastructure.
The Fight to Reverse the Food Stamp Ban for People With Felony Drug Convictions
Families in poverty are fighting to remove the barriers to accessing the safety nets they need.
Census: 39.7 Million Americans Are Poor
According to the US Census Bureau data, one in eight Americans were poor in 2017.
State Violence Is at the Root of Health Inequities
Racist policing has serious impacts on public health in communities of color at taxpayers' expense.
Trump Tax Plan 2.0 Cements the Worst Economic Policy in a Generation
Wealth consolidation at the top is the unstated but intended goal of this tax plan.
Ten Years on, the Crisis of Global Capitalism Never Really Ended
The political backlash to the crash of 2008 has only just begun.
Retrospectives of the Financial Crisis Leave Out Its Victims
Where are the voices of the millions of families who suffered foreclosure and eviction?