Poverty - More News
2012
The New York Times: Harder for Americans to Rise From Lower Rungs (1/4/12)
2011
Dan Morgan in the Huffington Post: Remembering Poverty Before the Safety Net (12/22/11) Deborah Weinstein in the Huffington Post: House Republicans: Gambling With Millions of Lives (12/21/11) The Washington Post: Growing Number of D.C. Parents Under 24 are Seeking Shelter, Report Finds (12/4/11) The Nation: Terrible Ten in Congress (9/27/11) Community Action Partnership in the Baltimore Sun: Poverty is rising, but help is available (9/20/11) New York Times: 2010 Data Show Surge in Poor Young Families (9/19/11) Institute for Policy Studies: A Cold Cup of Bitter Tea (9/15/11) Indiana Institute for Working Families: Indiana Experiences One of the Highest Poverty Rate Increases in the Country in 2010 (9/13/11) Oregon Center for Public Policy: Oregon’s Poverty Increase Underscores Need for Action: Statement by OCPP executive director Chuck Sheketoff (9/13/11) CLASP: How Many More Have to Fall into Poverty Before We Say Enough? (9/13/11) Jodie Levin-Epstein in the Huffington Post: Poverty Reduction: The Invisible Hand of Government (9/13/11) Danielle Ewen in the Huffington Post: To Grow the Economy, We Must Pay Attention to Child Poverty (9/13/11) CLC: Children's Leadership Council Decries "Disgraceful" Continuing Trend of High Child Poverty Rate in U.S. (9/13/11) Center for American Progress: Census Data Underscore the Urgency of Enacting Job-Creation Measures (9/13/11) NELP: Millions Saved From Poverty Due to Unemployment Insurance, Social Security;Household Incomes Fall as Wages Decline (9/13/11) CEPR: New Census Numbers Make it Official: 2000-2010 Was a Lost Economic Decade (9/13/11) NWLC: NWLC Analysis of New Census Data Shows Record Numbers of Women in Poverty, Without Health Insurance (9/13/11) CBPP: Statement: Robert Greenstein, President, on Census' 2010 Poverty, Income, and Health Insurance Data (9/13/11) FRAC: Census Bureau Releases New Poverty Data - SNAP Lifting 3.9 Million People Above Poverty Line (9/13/11) CBPP: Today's Census Report in Pictures (9/13/11) Half in Ten: New Poverty Data Requires Urgent Response to Create Jobs and Opportunity (9/13/11) Health Care for America Now!: HCAN Statement on Declining Number of Young Adults Without Health Insurance Coverage (9/13/11) CBPP: Why the Upcoming Poverty Numbers Matter (9/12/11) FRAC: Nearly One in Four of Nation's Households with Children Report Inability to Afford Enough Food (8/11/11) Center for American Progress: Debt Deal Leaves Americans Living in Rural Poverty Behind (8/10/11) Circle of Protection Endorsement Letter (6/30/11) CLASP: How Quickly We Forget (6/29/11) Dane Smith and Nancy Maeker: We Have Enough for All to Have Enough (3/9/11) NPR: Anti-Poverty Groups Alarmed at Obama Budget (2/14/11) C-SPAN: Don Mathis on Community Block Grants (2/9/11) HNR: The House Marches Toward a Showdown on Spending Cuts (2/1/11) Washington Post: Black Leaders Regroup to Address Widening Poverty Among African American Children (1/17/11) The Nation: Putting Poverty on the Agenda (1/16/11)
2010
National News:
HNR: Senate Passes 1-Year Extension of TANF But No Action on TANF Emergency Fund or Child Support Funding (11/29/10) Op-ed by Sheriff Lee Baca in Politico: Will Child Poverty Raise Crime Rate? (11/23/10) Half in Ten press release: New Poll Reveals Widespread Public Support for Programs Aiding Low-Income and Out-of-Work Americans (11/22/10) See memo from Hart Research Associates detailing poll results here. Op-ed by Deborah Weinstein on the Huffington Post: Help Needed Now for Growing Number of Children in Poverty (9/29/10) Statement by Deborah Weinstein: Across the Nation, the Recession Causes Steep Increase in Poverty; Nutrition Aid and Health Coverage Helps Children Withstand Dangers (9/28/10) Op-ed by Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and John Podesta in The Hill: Child Poverty has ramifications for nation's future growth, prosperity (9/28/10) Op-ed by Bishop Gene Robinson on AOL News: Who Will Stand Up for the Poor (9/28/10) Op-ed by Deborah Weinstein in YouthToday: Preventing Permanent Harm to the Recession Generation (9/27/10) Deborah Weinstein Quoted in the Washington Post: Poverty Numbers Get Muted Reaction on Hill (9/18/10) CHN Press Release: 3.7 Million More Poor - A State of Emergency. Coalition on Human Needs Calls for Continuation of Successful Aid to Support Economic Recovery (9/16/10) IWPR: Gender Wage Gap Stagnant Overall, Women Not Doing Better (9/16/10) CDF: Millions More Children Living in Poverty; Now is the Time to Act and Invest in Our Children's Future (9/16/10) Op-ed by Deborah Weinstein on the Huffington Post: State of Emergency: We Need to Address Rising Poverty Now (9/16/10) IPS: Leading Poverty Experts Assess New Poverty Data (9/16/10) CLASP: Will We Let a Generation Grow Up Poor? (9/16/10) Op-Ed by Jodie Levin-Epstein in the Huffington Post: New Record Poverty? Make Kids Brains Too Big to Fail (9/16/10) The Grio: African-Americans Hit Hardest by Poverty Spike (9/16/10) Washington Post: Record Gains for US Poverty with Elections Looming (9/12/10) CAP: A Katrina for the Entire Nation (8/30/10) Op-Ed by J. B. Pritzer in the Huffington Post: The Children of the Great Recession (8/6/10) NCCP: One in Five Children is "Food Insecure" (8/4/10) Op-Ed by Deborah Weinstein in the Huffington Post: The Recession Generation: Congress Must Act Now to Prevent Long-Term Damage (7/27/10) Press Release: Recession Generation Report Shows Impact of Recession on Children and Young Adults (7/26/10) Op-ed by Michael Laracy in the Huffington Post: Robert Samuelson's Misguided Portrayal of the New Poverty Measure (6/7/10) Letter to the Editor by Melissa Boteach in the Washington Post: Time to Update Poverty Standards (6/6/10) HNR: Improved Measure of Poverty Announced by Obama Administration (3/12/10) Op-ed by Wade Henderson and John Podesta on Politico: Heed King: Cut Poverty for All (1/15/10)
State News:
Wisconsin: Op-ed by LaShawndra Vernon in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A Need to Protect Families (11/9/10) New York: Op-ed by Denise Harlow And Kate Breslin in the Albany Times Union: Save the Kids, from Poverty (11/2/10) Nebraska: Op-ed by Beatty Brasch in the Lincoln Journal Star: Poverty and Hardship Point to Future Economic Troubles for Nebraska (10/27/10) Iowa: Letter to the Editor by Jos Linn in the Des Moines Register: Poverty Missing From the Political Agenda (10/26/10) Indiana: Letter to the Editor by Patti O'Callaghan in the Journal and Courier: Statistic Doesn't Tell the Whole Story (10/21/10) Florida: The Florida Times Union: Candidates Silent on the Growing Issue of Poverty (10/17/10) Kansas: Sun Publications: Poverty in Johnson County Hits New Highs (10/13/10) Montana: Op-ed by Terry Kendrick and Cindy Weese in the Missoulian: Congress Needs to Support Family Tax Relief (10/11/10) Michigan: Op-ed by Sharon Parks in the Detroit News: More Help for the Poor Needed Now (10/7/10) New York: Op-ed by Joel Berg in the Daily News: Changing Unfair Economic Policies Can Right Playing Field (10/5/10) Oregon: Op-ed by Steven Manela in The Register Guard: Growing Poverty Rate has High Costs for Entire Community (10/3/10) Maine: Op-ed by Elinor Goldberg in the Bangor Daily News: Poverty Menacing Children (10/1/10) Colorado: Op-ed by Kathy White and Bridget Kaminetsky in the Colorado Springs Independent: Deal With Poverty Now (9/30/10) Indiana: Journal and Courier: Community Can Aid Those in Poverty (9/30/10) Missouri: Op-Ed by Elaine West in the St. Louis Post Dispatch: Programs Help People Living in Poverty (9/29/10) Indiana: Journal and Courier: National, Local Child Poverty Rates Converge (9/29/10)
2009 CHN: Grim Census Data on Poverty Points to Growing Need Even Before Unemployment Skyrocketed this Year: Uninsured numbers reflect the importance of public health insurance programs (9/10/09) CBPP: Statement of Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, on Census' 2008 Income, Poverty, and Health Insurance Data (9/10/09) NWLC: Women's Private Health Coverage, Incomes Decline While Poverty Increases, Census Data Show (9/10/09) Op-ed by Deborah Weinstein on the Huffington Post: During Older Americans Month, Let's Focus on Keeping the Elderly Out of Poverty (5/1/09)
2008
HNR: Counting the Poor: House Subcommittee Holds Hearing About Getting a More Accurate Tally (7/21/08) Half in Ten Campaign Urges Senate Appropriators to Pass a Stimulus Package that Alleviates Mounting Economic Hardship and Boosts the Economy (5/12/08) Press Release: Senator John Edwards and Major Organizations Announce Multi-Year Campaign to Cut Poverty in Half (5/13/08) The Social Welfare Spot: New Campaign to Cut Poverty in Half (5/11/08) Daily Kos: John Edwards Leads Half in Ten, New Group to Fight Poverty (5/9/08)
2007
CWLA Testimony at the Hearing on the Economic and Societal Costs of Poverty, Before the House of Representatives, Ways and Means Committee (1/24/07)
2006
Washington Post: Poverty's Changing Faces (9/19/06) New York Times: Real Wages Fail to Match a Rise in Productivity (8/28/06) Jared Bernstein, EPI, in TomPaine.com: The Catch-Up Economy (8/22/06) Bruce Katz, Metropolitan Policy Program, in The Chronicle of Higher Education: Concentrated Poverty in New Orleans and Other American Cities (8/4/08)
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