From the Economic Policy Institute (http://www.epi.org/): On Wednesday, the Census Bureau released its annual data on income and poverty in the U.S. EPI analysis of the data shows that household income growth slowed markedly in 2017—with median income increasing only … Continued
Thursday, August 16, 2018 Steven Martinez, the CAAP Communications Director has offered a perspective on the article CLIP (Coalition for Low Income Pennsylvanians) posted August 2, which came from the American Enterprise Institute. Here is the original post And, thanks … Continued
FRAC Chat, August 8, 2018 “Have there been times in the past 12 months when you did not have enough money to buy food that you or your family needed?” FRAC’s recent report on food hardship found that households with … Continued
From ONE (http://www.one.org): American businesses, entrepreneurs, and investors are some of the most successful in the world. Imagine the impact they can have on a developing economy. But right now, too many of them are on the sidelines. The BUILD … Continued
Posted at https://www.epi.org/publication/the-erosion-of-the-federal-minimum-wage-has-increased-poverty-especially-for-black-and-hispanic-families/ Higher wages were a key plank of the 1968 Poor People’s Campaign to reduce poverty. But over the last five decades the real value of the minimum wage—a key tool in the fight against poverty—has steadily eroded, … Continued
Posted at https://www.chn.org/2018/06/06/fact-week-three-quarters-states-higher-levels-need-before-great-recession/#.WxleCO4vwdU By Lecia Imbery June 6, 2018 Residents in 37 states and the District of Columbia were still experiencing higher levels of need in 2017 than they were in 2007, before the Great Recession. This is one of the … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2018/05/14/time-moral-confrontation-poor-peoples-campaign-launches-local-rallies-nationwide Published on Monday, May 14, 2018 by Common Dreams “We cannot continue to have a democracy that engages in the kind of policy violence that we see happening every day.” By Julia Conley, staff writer Protesters in … Continued
Posted at https://medium.com/brepairers/somebodys-hurting-our-people-and-it-s-gone-on-far-too-long-18008ea9169b From Rev. Dr. William Barbour Dear America, This week, thousands of poor people, faith leaders and advocates gathered in Washington D.C. and over 30 states across the nation in a powerful wave of nonviolent civil disobedience. Their … Continued
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://poorpeoplescampaign.org/): Pennsylvania Poor People’s Campaign on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PennsylvaniaPPC/ The Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival kicks off in less than a month. Now is the time to be doing outreach so we can … Continued
Posted at https://medium.com/brepairers/more-poor-whites-will-be-hurt-by-white-house-budget-proposal-381442210c51 Photo by Alexandra Stevenson Less than three months after signing into law a tax bill that drastically cuts taxes for the wealthy and large corporations, President Trump proposed a budget that will cut billions from key programs that are fundamental … Continued