From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): A new report by Director of EPI’s Program on Race, Ethnicity, and the Economy Valerie Wilson and Senior Economist Elise Gould explores how racial and economic inequality have left many Black workers with few good options … Continued
From Faith in Healthcare (https://faithinhealthcare.org): When a living legend in faith-based activism for social justice speaks, we should listen. When he writes a 225-page book bringing to bear more than a half-century of wisdom about the enduring challenge of economic … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/voices/the-miami-debates-did-the-presidential-candidates-discuss-poverty David Elliot July 2, 2019 Last month, Voices for Human Needs wrote about an event sponsored by the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. The event featured nine presidential candidates who took turns taking the stage at … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/01/21/fundamentally-inhuman-economy-26-billionaires-own-much-worlds-38-billion-poorest Published on Monday, January 21, 2019 by Common Dreams While the wealth of billionaires increased by $900 billion last year, or $2.5 billion a day, latest Oxfam report on inequality shows “this bonanza has not been felt … Continued
From Prosperity Now (https://prosperitynow.org/): While it is widely understood that the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was constructed to make the rich even more rich, the legislation’s effect on the ever-growing racial wealth divide has been largely underreported, if … Continued
From Prosperity Now (https://prosperitynow.org/): Like you, we see every day the harmful effects of inequality on families, communities and our economy. For years, we’ve known that the racial wealth divide is growing larger, not shrinking. And, while there’s no shortage … Continued