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  1. Fifty Years After King’s Famous Anti-War Speech, America Again Debates Guns Versus Butter Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. appeared on the television news program Face The Nation on April 16, 1967, to discuss his opposition to the war in Vietnam. As "one greatly concerned about the need for peace in our world and the survival of mankind, I must continue to take a stand on this issue," he said. (Photo by CBS Photo Archive/Getty Images)
    4 Apr 2017 … This week marks the 50th anniversary of one of Rev. Martin Luther King’s most important speeches — an address at the prestigious Riverside Church in New York City on April 4, 1967 in which he publicly denounced America’s war in Continue reading
  2. Shutdown, Sequestered and Days of Awe
    10 Oct 2013 … Lost 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. Continue reading
  3. MLK’s Hopes for the Poor: A Dream America Has Yet to Realize
    1 Jan 2015 … When Martin Luther King Jr. died he was in the midst of planning a campaign to help the poor. "It is criminal to have people working on a full-time basis and a full-time job getting part-time income," King said. Continue reading
  4. Two Americas, Then and Now
    4 Apr 2013 … During a speech at Stanford University in 1967, one year before he was assassinated, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said, “there are literally two Americas. One America is beautiful… overflowing with the milk of prosperity and the honey of opportunity. Continue reading
  5. House Republicans Meddle With Low-Income Children’s Summer Meals
    6 Jun 2014 … The latest agriculture bill continues the practice of building policies that perpetuate racial inequities without actually naming race, write two anti-hunger activists. Continue reading
  6. And Justice for All? judge's gavel
    7 Jul 1992 … Bill Moyers examines the crisis within the American court system. In many parts of the country, funding for already burdened and backlogged courts is being reduced. And public defenders and legal aid attorneys are in short supply, leaving the poor Continue reading
  7. No Time to Wait on a Movement
    10 Oct 2013 … This Friday, 48 million people -- including 21 million children -- will see their food stamp benefits reduced. Continue reading
  8. The Overlooked, Under-Reported and Ignored Stories of 2016 Top: A protestor dressed as President-elect Donald Trump takes part in a demonstration outside the US Embassy in London against Trump's stance on climate change. (Photo by Dominic Lipinski/PA Images via Getty Images). Lower left: Afghan security forces patrol following an operation against Islamic State militants in the Achin district in Nangarhar province. (Photo by Noorullah Shirzada/AFP/Getty Images). Lower right: People gather at dawn, most after sleeping in their cars, to see a doctor at a free mobile dental and medical clinic on Dec. 4, 2016 in Milton, Florida, a financially struggling Florida panhandle community. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
    12 Dec 2016 … We can probably all agree on some things that were over-reported this year. But what stories didn't get their due? Reporters, editors and bloggers weigh in. Continue reading
  9. ‘Cliff’ Deal is a Decent Start for Low-Income Americans Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-Ohio, returns to his office from the House chamber, as talks continue regarding the "fiscal cliff" bill passed by the Senate Monday night. Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
    1 Jan 2013 … We’re proud to collaborate with The Nation in sharing insightful journalism related to income inequality in America. The following post originally appeared in The Nation. If you had told me in recent months that on January 2, 2013, we would have unemployment insurance Continue reading
  10. Why Conservatives’ Old Divide-and-Conquer Strategy — Setting Working Class Against the Poor — Is Backfiring
    1 Jan 2014 … Republicans have pursued a divide-and-conquer strategy intended to convince working-class whites that the poor were their enemies. It’s starting to backfire. Continue reading