Truthout
Poverty
Missing in Action: The Poor and Their Stories in Mainstream Media
Americans who barely made it through the recent recession now find themselves in worsening conditions.
Blistering UN Report: Trump Administration Is Intentionally Exacerbating Inequality
Philip Alston, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty, discusses more.
Most Medicaid Enrollees Who Can Work Already Do. They Just Aren’t Paid Enough.
Employed Medicaid recipients tend to work jobs with few benefits, which is why they need Medicaid.
In the Streets With the New Poor People’s Campaign Against Racism and Poverty
The biggest wave of nonviolent direct action in the US this century.
Eliminating DC’s Tipped Wage Would Reduce Poverty
D.C.’s tipped workers are nearly twice as likely to live in poverty
The United Nations Just Published a Scathing Indictment of US Poverty
The conclusions are damning.
Gender Justice at the Heart of the Poor People’s Campaign
The campaign's first week will shine a spotlight on the problems of women in poverty.
Damning Audit of US Poverty Fuels New Poor People’s Campaign
These are just a few of the gripping statistics that the audit details.
In the American West, Arbitrary Poverty Designations Are Shortchanging the Rural Poor
The history is different for every rural community.
Poor People’s Campaign Gears Up for Mother’s Day Launch
A major new report makes the case for a “fusion movement.”