Poverty

In Latest Attack on Fair Housing Act, Carson Moves to Gut Anti-Segregation Rule

'Peak Dystopia': Chicago Police Bolster Distrust With 'Bait Truck' Full of Nikes in Poor Black Neighborhood

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Critics called the sting operation "an appalling display of misplaced priorities and a step backwards on the path to trust and legitimacy."

'Why Elect Progressives? THIS': Shredding of Social Safety Net Blamed as Bankruptcies Soar for Older Americans

Julia Conley, staff writer

"None of this is a bug. These are features of an economy that transfers massive...

'Glut of Overpriced Apartments' Has Made Rents Fall for Rich, Soar for Poor in Cities Nationwide

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

In some U.S. metro areas, rents for low-income residents have increased by more...

Demanding Rahm's Resignation, Anti-Violence Protesters Shut Down Chicago's Lake Shore Drive in March to Wrigley Field

'Insidious': Emails Show Trump White House Lied About US Poverty Levels to Discredit Critical UN Report

In Latest Attempt to Harm Struggling Families, Trump Urges Lawmakers to Push One Million Americans Off Food Stamp Program

'Disgusting'; 'Short-Sighted'; and 'Shameful': Ontario's Right-Wing Govt Nixes Basic Income Project

Denouncing America's "Debtor Prison" System, Sanders Introduces Bill to End Cash Bail

While Richest Enjoy 'Yachts That Have Tiny Yachts Inside,' Estimated 400,000 People in US Suffering Under 'Modern Slavery'

With 'Carefully Calculated Strategy' to Slash Safety Net Underway, White House Claims War on Poverty 'Largely Over'

As Global 1% Seize Economy's Gains, 'Unprecedented Wage Stagnation' for Everyone Else

After Long Career Bailing Out Big Banks, Obama Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner Now Runs Predatory Firm That Exploits the Poor for Profit

Citing 'Deprivation' They Would Cause, Federal Judge Blocks Kentucky's Trump-Backed Medicaid Work Requirements

"Slap in the Face" to Poor Americans: House GOP Passes Farm Bill Attacking Nation's Hungriest Families

As 'Wealthiest and Freest Country in the World,' Nikki Haley Tells Bernie Sanders It's 'Ridiculous' to Examine US Poverty

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Peace Be To This House

At a Funeral For A Home commemorating "the slow decline and gradual rebirth" of a West Philadelphia neighborhood and the lives therein, the Unique Miracle Drill Team marched, the Mt. Olive Baptist Church Choir sang "Precious memories, how they linger," and residents gathered to celebrate the long life of a lone rowhouse and, with its demolition, "return its brick, mortar, wood, and steel back into the earth.” The resurrection-themed communal ceremony, in one of five nationwide neighborhoods...