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Poverty
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Republicans Nix Food Stamps: This Is Who They Are
"Republicans famously seem intent on being a party of white sanctuary," writes Robert Borosage in the wake of GOP intentions to cut food assistance programs.
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Blinded by the Stereotype Spotlight
The blinding stereotype of poverty must be turned off in order to see clearly how we can address inequality today.
Pelican Bay Prison Hunger-Strikers
Prisoners in Pelican Bay State Prison's Security Housing Unit (SHU) are isolated for at least twenty-two and a half hours a day in cramped, concrete, windowless cells. They are …
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The Koch Brothers Are Waging War Against the Poor
Taking wage policy advice from Charles Koch is like taking advice on how to run a neighborhood watch program from George Zimmerman.
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Charter Schools, the Invisible Hand, and Gutless Political Leadership
The commitment to charter schools is a coward's way out of facing reality and doing something.
The Crime of Fighting Poverty: Local Currency’s Success in Kenya Ends in Forgery Charges
A new currency is backed by the local community, but the Central Bank of Kenya initiated charges of forgery.
Capitalism’s “One-Track Mind” for Profits
The policies President Obama and the US are proposing as 'solutions' to poverty and the drug trade in Central America exacerbate their root causes.
America Feeds the Rich
New legislation slashed the budget for food stamps to pad the pockets of big agribusiness.
Undercounting the Poor
The US has a new, but only marginally improved, poverty measure.
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Families, Breadwinner Moms Still on Losing End of Public Policy
Lawmaking lags far behind cultural shifts and continues to overlook problems like billions in unpaid child support.