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Poverty
Schools Are Struggling to Avoid Worsening Inequity When They Reopen
One matter of dominant concern is how to re-engage with students who began working full-time after schools closed.
Will Our Future Be Organized by the Rich or the Poor?
Isn’t it time to stop vindicating the wealthiest people in this country?
Ocasio-Cortez: “If You Want to End Unrest, End the Conditions That Create It”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called for a focus on the root causes of poverty, distrust and violence in our society.
60 Million People Could Be Driven Into Extreme Poverty Due to the Pandemic
The World Bank predicts that the pandemic will cause the first global increase in poverty since 1998.
Refugees Worldwide Face Hunger and Deprivation as COVID-19 Spreads
For refugees, social distancing is often impossible and health care is extremely limited.
In the Absence of Federal Action, US States Scramble to Address Hunger Crisis
States are implementing their own programs to keep farms and food banks afloat and needy families fed.
In the Face of COVID, Let’s Reorganize Society Around the Needs of the Poor
It should no longer be possible to ignore the structural crisis of poverty and inequality eating away at society.
Workers Face Retirement With Fear as GOP Refuses to Back Pension Protection Bill
Workers and retirees didn’t create the pension crisis. But Republicans want them to pay for it.
AI Algorithms Intended to Catch Welfare Fraud Often Punish the Poor Instead
These tools are often built on the assumption that fraud among the poor is endemic. In fact, it is rare.
A Public Option Sustains Health Care Inequities. Medicare for All Tackles Them.
Under the public option model, health services would still be rationed based on the ability to pay.