Tag Archives: Poverty in America

Barbara Ehrenreich’s Legacy

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Trish Nelson

Barbara Ehrenreich died last week at the age of 81. She was the author of more than 20 books, including her best-known, “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America.”  I read Nickel and Dimed years ago and found … Continue reading →

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Why Republicans Want More Poverty And Crime

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Trish Nelson
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The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call For Moral Revival

Posted on January 16, 2020 by Trish Nelson

A Rodger Routh video. Protesters from the Poor People’s Campaign demand a national debate on poverty.

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Labor Update: A Future Without Poverty

Posted on January 28, 2013 by bfiatracykurowski

On January 17th, 2013, Tavis Smiley moderated a panel of public intellectuals on the topic of poverty in America – a topic so rarely discussed, you’d think it was a peripheral issue rather than the root cause (and consequence) of … Continue reading →

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