poverty
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JESSE JACKSON: Myths and Lies About Poverty
We wouldn’t want to live in a society that forced all to be equal. But poverty isn’t inevitable.
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JESSE JACKSON: President Trump’s War on the Poor
On one thing, Trump and his administration have been clear, consistent, coordinated and relentless: waging a war on the poor.
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MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: God Help Us to End Poverty in Our Time
God help us to end poverty in our time.
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MALVEAUX: We Must Not Normalize Poverty and Inequity
Our nation's policy conversation too often normalizes African American economic disadvantage.
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MALVEAUX: Poverty and the Fallacy of Long-Term Economic Greatness
Too many aren't doing as well as they might, and too many, even with wage growth, aren't making enough money…
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Poverty Needs to Be Decriminalized in Maryland
Maryland residents — particularly those of color — deprived of economic opportunities are routinely trapped in a cycle of poverty…
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MARIAN WRIGHT EDELMAN: A Prayer to End Child Poverty in Our Time
We know what to do to end child poverty if we want to in rich America.
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Poverty Affects Babies as Early as First Year
In a small sample group of 52 families from Philadelphia, made up of African-American mothers and female babies, researchers found…
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Community Fair Seeks to Help Impoverished
Hundreds turned out Saturday for the United Communities Against Poverty's seventh annual community fair, which provided free health screenings, registration…
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EDITORIAL: Families East of the River Deserve More Than Lip Service
We have the resources and the minds to improve the health, lives and future of those who have been left…
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