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…’
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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.
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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.
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U.S. poverty is not ordained
We could eliminate poverty in this country with sensible policy.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
There’s good news in our efforts to alleviate poverty Read More 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 …
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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 …
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