Saturday, January 18, 2025

Tag: poor

Why poverty reduction under capitalism is a myth

Capitalists and their biggest fans have long argued that the system is an engine of wealth creation.

Escalating crisis: A deep dive into America’s surging homelessness rates

Homelessness is a nationwide issue, but its impact varies significantly across states.

Abandoning the poor

Or confronting the needless scourge of poverty.

The quality (or inequality) of life

Poverty in history’s richest nation.

59 percent in US living paycheck to paycheck as corporate profits...

"A large share of consumers are essentially living on the razor's edge."

The poor at the crossroads

The first and worst hit by pandemics of every sort.

A pandemic of the poor

As we approach 1 million COVID-19 deaths, Americans in poorer counties have died at double the rate of wealthier counties.

Shielding poor children from the looming food crisis

The war in Ukraine is causing further disruption to the global food supply and making it harder for the world’s poorest households to afford adequate nutrition.

The federal poverty line struggles to capture the economic hardship that...

You can’t work your way out of poverty in low-wage jobs.

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.

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Trump Treasury nominee Scott Bessent opposes raising $7.25 minimum wage despite millions living in...

Bessent links wage policies to state decisions while critics warn of deepening inequality.

Survivors of deadly LA wildfires demand accountability for Big Oil’s role in fueling climate...

Victims, scientists, and legal experts unite to hold fossil fuel companies criminally responsible.

Democrats have a massive opportunity as a pure opposition party

If they want to win, Democrats should view themselves not as the minority—but as the opposition.

3M knew firefighting foams were toxic for decades, documents reveal

Revelations show 3M misled the public about PFAS chemicals’ dangers, contributing to global contamination.

The Santa Ana by Joan Didion

Written by Joan Didion, The Santa Ana ("Los Angeles Notebook"/Slouching Towards Bethlehem) was published in The Saturday Evening Post in 1965.