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#this week in poverty
  • A Journalist Signs Off to Go Fight Poverty
    December 13, 2013
    | Greg Kaufmann
    After two years of writing about poverty for BillMoyers.com and The Nation magazine, Greg Kaufmann is signing off to go fight on the front lines.
  • No Time to Wait on a Movement
    October 29, 2013
    | Greg Kaufmann
    Today, 48 million people -- including 21 million children -- will see their food stamp benefits reduced.
  • The True Experts on Poverty
    August 9, 2013
    | Greg Kaufmann
    Paul Ryan declined to invite struggling mother Tianna Gaines-Turner to speak before his poverty hearing, but here's what she would have said.
  • Confronting Congressional Hunger Games
    July 16, 2013
    | Greg Kaufmann
    There's a major disconnect between rhetoric and reality when it comes to Congress confronting hunger in America.
  • 'American Winter' Arrives at Capitol Hill
    June 8, 2013
    | Greg Kaufmann
    Last week, three Oregonians living on the margins testified before Congress about how economic policies are hurting the middle class.
  • Democrats Accept More Cuts in Food Stamp Program
    May 28, 2013
    | Greg Kaufmann
    The Nation's Greg Kaufmann says Senate Democrats' commitment to economically-vulnerable Americans "is about as thin as Republican cut proposals are deep."
  • Homeowners Take Foreclosure Fight to the DOJ
    May 28, 2013
    | Greg Kaufmann
    The Nation's Greg Kaufmann reports on 500 activists who traveled to Washington, D.C. to “Bring Justice to Justice” in the fight for home ownership.
  • 12 Things You Can Do to Fight Poverty Right Now
    May 12, 2013
    | Greg Kaufmann
    Activists on the front lines of the fight against poverty tell you what needs to be done and how you can help.
  • California Works to Pass a Homeless Bill of Rights
    May 5, 2013
    | Greg Kaufmann
    The state assembly is considering a bill to ensure "basic justice" for its 160,000 homeless men, women and children.
  • The No-Win Decisions of Child Care
    May 5, 2013
    | Carol Burnett, Mississippi Low Income Child Care Initiative
    Many low-income mothers are faced with a no-win choice in trying to find child care that they can afford.


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