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The Faces of America’s Hungry
6 Jun 2013 … The tragic truth about hunger, food insecurity and poverty in America. Continue reading -
Encore: Living Outside Tribal Lines
5 May 2013 … Bill reports on striking extremes of wealth and poverty in California’s Silicon Valley, and writer Sherman Alexie discusses the influence of his Native American heritage. Continue reading -
A New Documentary Celebrates the Life and Work of Dolores Huerta
10 Oct 2017 … Dolores, the new documentary directed by Peter Bratt in theaters this month celebrates the force that is Dolores Huerta, the labor organizer and political activist who worked tirelessly on behalf of some of the most poverty stricken workers in the Continue reading -
The No-Win Decisions of Child Care
5 May 2013 … We’re proud to collaborate with The Nation in sharing insightful journalism related to income inequality in America. The following is an excerpt from Nation contributor Greg Kaufmann’s “This Week in Poverty” column by guest author Carol Burnett. In a recent article in The New Republic, “The Hell of American Continue reading -
States Move to Roll Back City Minimum-Wage Raises
2 Feb 2016 … Last August, after a campaign led by a coalition of labor advocates and neighborhood organizations, Birmingham became the first city in the Deep South to raise its minimum wage. The increase was relatively modest — it sought to raise the Continue reading -
Inside Atlantic City’s Boom and Bust
9 Sep 2016 … We're marking the end of summer by sharing a series our colleagues at PBS have done on an iconic summertime town: Atlantic City, New Jersey. As part of "Chasing the Dream," a public media initiative covering poverty and opportunity in America, NJTV took Continue reading -
Measuring Income Inequality Along the NYC Subway
4 Apr 2013 … Last week, we took a look at the growing inequality in Silicon Valley with five charts that show the hollowing out of the middle class and growing poverty rates in that region. And today, we came across this smart chart Continue reading -
A Day in the Life: America’s Hungry Children
1 Jan 2015 … To show the reality of hunger, mothers photograph their daily experiences living in poverty. Continue reading -
Replay Our Live Chat with Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco
7 Jul 2012 … Join the journalist and graphic artist today at 2pm est for a live chat about journalism, art, and poverty. Submit your questions now. Continue reading -
More Welfare for Wall Street: One in Three Bank Tellers Need Public Assistance
12 Dec 2013 … New study finds that we're subsidizing banks' profits by keeping their low-wage workforce out of poverty. Continue reading
