Poverty in the 50 Biggest U.S. Cities
Lecia Imbery,
October 10, 2014
As we noted in our Head Smacker last week, poverty is rampant in cities across America. And poverty among children in cities is even higher. We did a little more digging on this subject and, using recently-released Census Bureau data for 2013, put together a table showing poverty in the...
Head Smacker: U.S. Corporate Profits at All-Time Highs; Taxes at All-Time Lows. But Key Leaders Say We Need to Cut Corporate Taxes
Deborah Weinstein,
October 9, 2014
An interesting confluence of findings in the last couple of days. First, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected economic growth in the U.S. would exceed other major developed nations next year, predicting, as reported in the New York Times, we would “advance ahead of many large economies, not just in...
Fact of the Week: Those with Less Give More
Lecia Imbery,
October 8, 2014
While millions of Americans struggled through the Great Recession and in the years that followed, the need seen by charities was higher than ever. Many charities experienced a decline in donations during these years. However, those who struggled the most found a way to dig even deeper into their pockets...
You Won’t Believe How Little $8.25 an Hour Buys
Mary Babic,
October 7, 2014
This post was originally published on Oxfam America’s First Person blog on Sept. 29. For my hard-working family and friends who earn just above the U.S. minimum wage, a paycheck doesn’t go very far. My daughter struck it lucky when she landed a job for $8.25 an hour at the local...
Head Smacker: Poverty is Rampant in Cities. Where is the Urgent Response?
Deborah Weinstein,
October 3, 2014
One in seven Americans is poor. But what if poverty were far more prevalent – say, if one in four were poor. What if the concentration of poverty among children were still higher: at least one in three. At those very high levels, we would expect many things to go wrong. ...
