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Poor Peoples Campaign

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) departs after the day's proceedings in the impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump at the U.S. Capitol on February 10, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

'I'm Speaking to You, Senator Manchin': West Virginians Blast Democrat for Opposing $15 Minimum Wage

"When will you give us a living wage?" asked one activist with the Poor People's Campaign.

Andrea Germanos, staff writer ·

Rev. William Barber and President Joe Biden at a Poor People's Campaign assembly. (Photo via Creative Commons)

The Success of the Biden-Harris Administration Will Depend on Its Ability to Work With the People for Whom the System Has Not Been Working

We cannot build back as a nation without confessing the ways we were uniquely unprepared for the multiple crises we continue to face. 

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II ·

Aaron Haines helps place American flags on the National Mall as the U.S Capitol Building is prepared for the inaugural ceremonies for President-elect Joe Biden on January 18, 2021 in Washington, DC. The approximately 191,500 U.S. flags will cover part of the National Mall and will represent the American people who are unable to travel to Washington, DC for the inauguration. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Biden's Inauguration Gives Us New Hope, but the Movement for Justice Must Continue to Build on Its Own Agenda

There should be no reluctance to work with Biden to help pass critical reforms, but at the same time, the pressure for outside must continue to build for there to be any hope of change.

Jesse Jackson ·

economic justice signs

Poor People's Campaign MLK Day Message to Biden: Act on Bold Agenda to Heal Nation

"In 1967, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King called out the giant triplets of racism, materialism, and militarism. In 2021, his words are no less relevant."

Andrea Germanos, staff writer ·

Rev. William Barber speaks during a rally in Washington, D.C. on June 12, 2019.

A People’s Agenda for a Better Nation

The Poor People's Campaign and Congressional Progressive Caucus team up to chart a course for the future.

Erik Gunn ·

demonstrators hold signs demanding "a livable future"

From Stopping Endless Wars to Providing Real Covid-19 Relief, People's Agenda Details Crucial 'Way Forward'

"This people-first legislative roadmap for the first six months of 2021 is an urgent, brave, and just agenda."

Andrea Germanos, staff writer ·

Law Student's Arrest 62-Years Ago Helped Inspire Youth-Led Movements for Social Change

Bruce Carver Boynton (1937—2020) exemplified the power of a young person to take a principled stand on behalf of human dignity.

Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II ·

A New Nonviolent Medicaid Army Is on the March

Led by the poor and dispossessed, this movement is bringing the demand for healthcare rights to corporate profiteers, state houses, prisons, and police stations.

Rev Dr Liz Theoharis ·

The idea that poverty is the result of bad behavior, laziness, or sin rather than decisions made by those with power is distinctly ascendant in Donald Trump’s and Mitch McConnell’s Washington. (Photo: Screengrab/State Department Website)

How Christian Nationalism in the US Legislates Evil and Punishes the Poor

The dangers posed by today’s Christian nationalists are all too real.

Rev Dr Liz Theoharis ·

"How do you put a price tag on the trauma, pain, and turmoil that greedy politicians inflicted on our whole community for the sake of profit? You can't." (Photo: Shutterstock)

What the Flint Water Crisis Meant for My Family

Take it from me: You don't want to go through what we did. Every community deserves water, life, and dignity.

Nakiya Wakes ·