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Poverty
To Address Increasing Inequality and Global Poverty, We Must Cancel Debt
Massive debt levels are creating a global crisis. “The slates must be wiped clean,” says scholar Eric Toussaint.
Activists Demand G7 Take Urgent Action on Climate, Vaccine Apartheid and Poverty
Protests are planned throughout the G7 summit amidst a heavy police presence.
Report Shows Stimulus Checks Significantly Reduced Hardship for Families
The checks unanimously slammed by the GOP helped reduce financial instability by 45 percent, a new report finds.
Rev. Barber Calls for “Third Reconstruction” to Lift 140 Million Out of Poverty
“There is not a scarcity of resources,” says Barber. “What there is is a scarcity of social justice conscience.”
California Trial of Universal Basic Income Inspires More Cities to Follow Suit
More and more municipalities are showing interest in reimagining how to ensure economic stability for their residents.
Honoring Mothers Must Include Environmental Justice and Raising Wages
Now is the time to raise wages, ensure vaccine equity and lift from the bottom so that all of society can rise.
Some of the Wealthiest Counties in the US Have Seen the Biggest Rise in Hunger
Need is growing in places of plenty.
Stimulus Aid and Child Tax Credit Should Be Made Permanent, Say Senate Democrats
Top Democrats are pushing to codify measures like the expanded Child Tax Credit that reports show will reduce poverty.
Zero Republicans Vote for Stimulus Projected to Raise 16 Million Out of Poverty
Provisions like the expanded child tax credit and $1,400 relief checks will help the most, says the Urban Institute.
In What Universe Is a $15 Wage “Too High”? Joe Manchin’s.
Further, the CBO often culls negative effect studies to critique a $15 minimum wage, stoking resistance to an increase.