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  • Inequality
    A Cruel New Bill Is About to Become Law in Mississippi
    April 3, 2017
    | Greg Kaufmann
    Legislation passed this week would enrich a private contractor while throwing people off public assistance.
  • Inequality
    The Antipoverty President of My Dreams
    October 25, 2016
    | Greg Kaufmann
    For too long we have been failing to fight together for what we know will work to ensure that everyone has a shot at the American Dream.
  • 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
    How the 1996 Welfare Reform Act Caused More Extreme Poverty in the US
    September 3, 2015
    | Indivar Dutta-Gupta, Peter Edelman and LaDonna Pavetti
    A new book out this week traces a disturbing trend in extreme poverty to the 1996 law, which has gradually but inexorably gutted the cash assistance safety net for families with children.
  • Anti-Poverty Leaders Respond to Paul Ryan
    July 26, 2014
    | Anne Ford, Deepak Bhargava, Dr. Mariana Chilton, Laffon Brelland Jr., Melissa Boteach, Peter Edelman, Tianna Gaines-Turner and Tom Colicchio
    A diverse set of activists and experts who understand poverty firsthand respond to Paul Ryan's new proposal to address poverty.
  • The Next Steps in the War on Poverty
    January 7, 2014
    | Greg Kaufmann
    A poverty activist asks how we might create the political will to make significant strides in the fight against poverty.
  • The Stereotypes of People Who Get Welfare Benefits Are All Wrong
    December 19, 2013
    | Bryce Covert
    These common assumptions threaten programs that keep families afloat.
  • McDonald's Tells Employee to Apply for Welfare
    October 24, 2013
    | Joshua Holland
    A perfect example of a private company using the social safety net to increase their bottom line.
  • Shutdown, Sequestered and Days of Awe
    October 7, 2013
    | Greg Kaufmann
    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.


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