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Targeted Investment Could Reduce Poverty in NYC By 69 Percent
From 2009-2013, one in five New Yorkers lived below the poverty line. This amounts to 1.7 million poor people living in New York City households. Research by the New York City Center for Economic...
View ArticleLife Amidst Poverty
I have lived in poverty both as a child and as an adult, and I can say with full confidence that it is a life-crushing force. I hated it. “Poverty” is also one of the most misunderstood labels that...
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Stigma, a Weak Safety Net, and the Deaths of Jodi and Randy Speidel
This article originally appeared at The Nation. Jodi and Randy Speidel, a couple in their mid-40s, taped a note to the front door of their one-bedroom rental home warning visitors of carbon monoxide....
View ArticleMedicare at 50: Then and Now
Fifty years ago, on July 30, 1965, Medicare was signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. The program has been keeping our oldest citizens – and those with disabilities – out of poverty ever since....
View ArticleToo Sick to Care: Direct-Care Workers in the Coverage Gap
Imagine arranging care for your elderly mother who has the beginnings of dementia. The home care aide, who has established a warm and caring relationship with her, hurts her back while helping your...
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7 Reflections on the ADA at 25
July 26th marked 25 years since the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and TalkPoverty is commemorating this landmark legislation all week. To discuss how far we’ve come—and how far we...
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Our Perceptions About the “Unworthy Poor” Haven’t Changed
I first learned about the history of the “unworthy poor” when I pursued my Master of Social Work degree. I read about the social movements in the early 20th century and how they tended to divide people...
View ArticleNew Research Documents Growth of Extreme Poverty
A new book by two of our nation’s foremost poverty researchers, Kathryn Edin and H. Luke Shaefer, reveals the desperate circumstances that hundreds of thousands of children and their parents...
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AmeriCorps Facing Foolish Cuts
As Congress returns to the business of figuring out how to fund the government in the next fiscal year, young people engaged in service in communities across the country are concerned about the...
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Hey, CNN: Three #TalkPoverty Questions for the Reagan Library Debate
Editor’s Note: This piece continues a campaign at TalkPoverty.org where advocates and people struggling to make ends meet will ask 2016 presidential candidates about how they would significantly reduce...
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New Census Data Demand Action on Inequality and Poverty
The U.S. Census Bureau released data this week showing little to no improvement in poverty and family incomes in 2014, despite a falling unemployment rate. This frustrating state of affairs is directly...
View ArticleLooming Sequestration Cuts Would Harm Head Start Families and Communities
Editor’s note: In 2013, 20,000 children lost access to Head Start during the federal shutdown. This disruption in services followed drastic cuts to Head Start’s budget as a result of sequestration,...
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Congress after Pope Francis: Take Action for the Common Good
As I sat in the gallery watching Pope Francis deliver his historic address to Congress, I believed this could be a transformative moment for our nation’s legislators, one that provides a clear call to...
View ArticlePaid Leave is a Family Value and Faith Practice
Last week, when Pope Francis entered the Capitol building to give a historic address before a joint session of Congress, the pontiff carried with him a moving plea for the establishment of a “culture...
View ArticleThe Art of Balancing the Ledger While in Poverty
When you live at or under the federal poverty level, you’d better be good at crunching numbers. Every cent coming in or going out needs to be accounted for. My day planners have always been filled with...
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Tell CNN to #TalkPoverty During the Democratic Debate
This post continues our campaign at TalkPoverty.org to ask 2016 presidential candidates about how they would significantly reduce poverty and inequality in this country. CNN is hosting the first...
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How Congress is Spending Billions to Make Inequality Worse
So we’re going to be completely honest with you: taxes are boring. Deductions. Exclusions. Deferrals. Refundability. God help us. But stick with us for a minute, because tax programs are crucial for...
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We Don’t Need to Wait on Congress to Fight Homelessness
According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, “On a single night in January 2014, 578,424 people were experiencing homelessness—meaning they were sleeping outside or in an emergency shelter...
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How to Expand Our Nation’s Most Effective Anti-Poverty Program
Social Security is our nation’s most effective anti-poverty program. The system’s modest but vital benefits lifted 21.4 million Americans out of poverty in 2014, including 1.1 million children. It...
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Paul Ryan’s (Accidental) Case for Raising the Minimum Wage
Today, Paul Ryan gave his first major policy speech as Speaker of the House of Representatives. He spoke for nearly half an hour about “the millions of people stuck in neutral… 45 million people living...
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