ALL POSTS BY Greg Kaufmann
- October 29, 2013If we truly think it’s important to respect our elders, here’s a simple way to prove it.
- October 29, 2013Today, 48 million people -- including 21 million children -- will see their food stamp benefits reduced.
- October 18, 2013Fearless farmworkers show us the powerful potential of grassroots groups to agitate for change.
- October 16, 2013An interfaith group of approximately 150 clergy leaders, locked out workers and people of faith, marched on Capitol Hill yesterday to urge Congress to end the shutdown.
- October 11, 2013Tens of thousands of Americans between the ages of 25 and 64 die every year because they lack health insurance.
- October 7, 2013Lost in the discussion of the government shutdown is the millions of poor Americans -- many of them children -- who are hurt when the federal agencies stop functioning.
- September 27, 2013The annual release of the Census poverty data is the one day the mainstream media will discuss poverty. But here are five other important findings you might have missed.
- September 22, 2013For the 11th time in 12 years, poverty has worsened or stayed the same. We’ve long known what to do to take the next steps in the fight against poverty. But we’re not doing it.
- August 30, 2013On the anniversary of the March on Washington, the president noted how far we have come. But we still have a ways to go, and Obama should take action when he can, where he can.
- August 29, 2013Automatic spending cuts mean less medical care for veterans, yet Congress continues to appropriate funds for outdated and needlessly expensive weapons.