Tag: poor people
A project for survival in these United States
What this country might look like if its politics were so much less top-down and so much more bottom-up.
Poor people aren’t involved in politics. Can activists change that?
Organizers hope to amplify the voices of those who will be hit hardest by Trump's policies.
Part I: 34 ways America’s legal system hurts the poor
A bias against the poor is hardwired into the adversarial, pay-for-services legal system itself, and classism manifests itself in countless individual laws and legal practices.
America’s Criminal Injustice System
Is our justice system broken? More and more people are taking plea bargains for fear of longer sentences, even in cases where they are not guilty.
Evidence That Poor People Aren’t Lazy
Many white conservatives may believe that poor people are just taking handouts, but for many privileged Americans, denial is easier than facing the fact that the hardest workers are those who have to fight their way up from the bottom.
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Trump’s repeat “birthright citizenship” babble: Dead wrong on the facts, the law and amendments
Trump’s latest scam again pushes the envelope to find new ways for this loser to lose again.
For media, giving in to debt limit blackmail was a triumph of bipartisanship
When Congress passed the debt ceiling deal hammered out by President Joe Biden and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, centrist media celebrated.
This Pride month let’s remember: corporations are not allies
The Target company’s capitulation to homophobes and transphobes is a testament to the dangers of relying on corporations to uphold social justice.
70% of California’s beaches could disappear by 2100, study finds
“It is likely that many beaches in California will require substantial management efforts in order to maintain existing beach widths and the many services they provide.”
The Hard Hat Riot: A forgotten flashpoint in America’s culture wars
The Hard Hat Riot had immediate political consequences—a seminal moment in America’s culture wars.