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Poverty Just Jumped — And It Was No Accident

Poverty Just Jumped — And It Was No Accident

| Sep 13, 2023 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyAfter hitting a record low of 7.8 percent in 2021, new data shows the government’s Supplemental Poverty Measure jumped to 12.4 percent last year. That’s a nearly 60 percent increase. And it’s all because politicians allowed proven income support programs to expire....
Revive the Child Tax Credit. Our Children Deserve Nothing Less.

Revive the Child Tax Credit. Our Children Deserve Nothing Less.

| Oct 5, 2022 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyI like to think I’m an American success story. I was born into homelessness, grew up in the foster care system, and suffered unthinkable domestic abuse as an adult. Now I’m on track to graduate with a Master’s degree in social work next spring. But don’t mistake...
Why Are We Torching Our Best Tool to End Child Poverty?

Why Are We Torching Our Best Tool to End Child Poverty?

| Jan 26, 2022 | Economy / Business|Editors Picks|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyAda Mae’s beautiful blonde curls are wild on this sunny, mild winter afternoon. I’ve just picked her up from the homeschool co-op that supplements the first-grade lessons we’ve been doing at home, and we’re hanging out at the park. This is my favorite time of the...
We’re Finally Decreasing Child Poverty. Let’s Not Blow It.

We’re Finally Decreasing Child Poverty. Let’s Not Blow It.

| Oct 6, 2021 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyAmerican families have struggled for decades to make ends meet with stagnant wages and a decimated social safety net. The U.S. now spends less on children than nearly any other wealthy nation. But this year, there’s a glimmer of hope that this trend might be...
Poverty Won’t ‘Make America Great’

Poverty Won’t ‘Make America Great’

| Jul 2, 2018 | Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyThis summer, UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty Philip Alston presented his observations on the state of international poverty to the UN Human Rights Council. The country at the center of his most recent report wasn’t a developing one — it was the United States....

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