‘We need to get over the belief that there will always be a percentage of the population that chooses to live in poverty.’
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Black and Brown women demand justice in Favre scandal
‘Here you have a famous White man who was at the top of his game, financially and athletically, being allowed to steal from the poorest of the poor.’
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Recession by any other name still hits Blacks hardest
‘Some are having to consider taking their families to move back into their elderly parents’ homes…’
Posted inOpinion
We need to reduce child poverty in America
The Child Tax Credit is the second most-widely claimed individual tax break, following the deduction for charitable contributions.
Posted inHealth + Wellness
Health is about more than just health care
Structural racism is tied to disparities in health among African American and American Indian people in Minnesota when compared to White Minnesotans.
Posted inOpinion
U.S. poverty is not ordained
We could eliminate poverty in this country with sensible policy.
Posted inOpinion
Housing discrimination ‘injures but does not bruise’
As I recently reflected on some of the topics this column covered in the past year, I was immediately reminded of the flagrant discrimination and disparities that persist around housing both here in the Twin Cities and throughout the rest of America.
Posted inOpinion
Parenting while poor is no crime
In spite of the fact that being poor is not a crime, America tends to treat people in poverty as though it were.
Posted inNational, News
2019 government shutdown: why poor people can’t bank on the safety net
People living in poverty are now bracing for that kind of chopping as a result of the partial government shutdown that began in December. By the three-week mark, most safety-net benefits were still being funded. But should the impasse drag on, that could change.
Posted inOpinion
There’s good news in our efforts to alleviate poverty
As we reflect on the passing of another year and anticipate the unfolding of the new one, I want to strike a somewhat different tone in this first column of 2019. The purpose of this column has always been to shine a spotlight on poverty and its detrimental effects on our communities, state, nation and world.
Posted inOpinion
We already know that poverty is a math problem. So, what else is it?
‘Hidden rules of class’ help the poor do more with less Conclusion of a six-part series The culture of poverty has some universal characteristics which transcend regional, rural-urban, and even national differences… There are remarkable similarities in family structure, interpersonal relations, time orientations, value systems, spending patterns, and the sense of community in lower-class settlements […]
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Clinton and Trump must address nation’s poor and hungry
There is no question that Hillary Clinton “won” the presidential debates of this election cycle. She was knowledgeable, composed, unflappable, and occasionally even funny. Her opponent, who had the temerity to criticize her “stamina,” seemed to lack stamina of his own. By the time the 90-minute debate was over, the rude, sniffling, frequent water-sipping Mr. […]