DNC in Philly puts spotlight on city’s pressing issues
"Many parts of the city are still reeling from the loss of hundreds of thousands of factory jobs."
This week in history: The Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
The food drive started in October 1991 as a pilot program, the initial drive taking place in ten cities across the country.
Divest from Pentagon, invest in people
On Tax Day, protesters were staging a press conference with the latest attempt at temporary housing for the homeless.
No country for old people
Is there a human right to age in dignity? Some countries think so. Unfortunately, ours isn't one of them.
African-American voters give Clinton a landslide win in South Carolina
"In rural areas many poor and minority residents have been neglected for decades and are struggling against nearly impossible odds trying to pull themselves out of poverty."
Pledge in Michigan: Advocate for the earth and the poor
"We will insist that our elected and appointed officials act on behalf of us, our common home and the poor."
Pope's visit will elevate discussion on income inequality and wages
Labor has joined faith and civic organizations to ensure that Pope Francis' message on inclusion, solidarity and equality is amplified during his visit to the U.S. during the third week of September.
Today in history: LBJ’s “Great Society” is launched
On this date in 1964, a nearly $1 billion anti-poverty measure was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Immigration: Trump trumps the truth
Trump's purpose is demagogic, to toss red meat to the most extreme reactionary sections of the Republican Party base while spreading the poison of xenophobic racism around.
Over forty percent of U.S. children live in poverty
Any family that can't pay for its basic expenses is a family living in poverty.
