Poverty Archives

Op-Ed/Commentary

AbortionBudgetBudget and National DebtDebt CeilingGovernmentHealth and Social ProgramsPoverty Debt Ceiling Has Become a Weapon Against Democracy in the United States

The debt ceiling fight was never really about debt reduction. It’s part of a vicious cycle in which political power is abused in order to consolidate a system that is increasingly undemocratic.

Mark Weisbrot / THE GUARDIAN / June 01, 2023

Article

PovertyWagesWorkers The Subminimum Wage Plus Tips: A Bad Bargain for Workers

The May 2023 issue of the New Labor Forum discusses the systemic flaws in the United States’ two-tiered minimum wage system, focusing on the long-overlooked federal subminimum wage for tipped workers

Sylvia Allegretto / NEW LABOR FORUM / May 15, 2023

Data Byte

COVID-19Health and Social ProgramsInequalityMortality RatePovertyUnited States Children and Youth Nearly Twice as Likely to Die in the South as in New England

The mortality rate for children and youth in the Southeastern This article uses Bureau of Economic Analysis regional definitions.

Algernon Austin / May 10, 2023

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Food InsecurityHungerPovertySNAP The Dismal Economics of SNAP’s Work-Hours Test and Time Limit

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, reduces food insecurity, which in turn improves people’s health and economic well-being.

Tori Coan Shawn Fremstad / April 18, 2023