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  • Society
    Why My Student Voted for Trump
    January 23, 2017
    | Rick Perlstein
    I asked my student why he voted for Trump. The answer was thoughtful, smart and terrifying.
  • Economy & Work
    Everything You Wanted to Know About Welfare Reform
    August 24, 2016
    | Rebecca Vallas and Jeremy Slevin
    One of Bill Clinton's signature achievements has a troubling legacy.
  • Inequality
    Meet the Right-Wing Poverty Deniers
    June 20, 2016
    | Rebecca Vallas
    Pretending that poverty doesn't exist doesn't fix or even begin to address the very real problem.
  • Inequality
    I Told Paul Ryan What It’s Like to Live in Poverty
    June 7, 2016
    | Tianna Gaines-Turner
    People who are struggling to keep their families going continue to be shut out of the conversation in Washington.
  • Society
    What’s Killing the American Middle Class?
    May 18, 2016
    | Richard Eskow
    When the wealthy 1 percent grows, the middle class begins to shrink and suffer significantly.
  • Inequality
    The New War on Poverty
    March 11, 2016
    | Annelise Orleck
    Grassroots organizing and protest has fueled a wave of outrage about policies that crush the poor.
  • Inequality
    Who Are the 'Legitimate' Poor?
    March 8, 2016
    | Stephanie Land
    Someone once told me: “You are probably a part of a small percentage of moms and dads who are legitimate in their need.”
  • What’s the Matter With Kansas? Nothing a Renewed War on Poverty Can't Fix
    July 30, 2014
    | Elaine Weiss and Tawny Stottlemeier
    It's time for an anti-poverty contract that addresses minimum wages, paid sick leave, childcare, ending child hunger and ensuring that no one willing to work becomes destitute.
  • As Our Safety Nets Get Slashed, More People Fall into Deep Poverty
    October 24, 2013
    | Stephanie Mencimer
    Since 1996, the number of families with children living in extreme poverty — that is, on $2 a day or less — has gone up nearly 130 percent.
  • America Needs to Rethink the Poverty Line
    September 18, 2013
    | John Light
    Most experts agree that the way the government measures poverty is out of date. We take a look at how it got so far off, and how experts recommend fixing it.


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