Greg Kaufmann
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Past articles by Greg:
Appalachia Gets Special Funding. The Black Rural South Deserves It Too.
Kennedy made rural poverty a focus of his presidential campaign. This year’s candidates could do the same—this time, in the Black Belt region. → Read More
Ending Poverty Will Require a Movement Led by Poor People
No new census data, policy paper, or talking point will do it. That’s why the Poor People’s Campaign is building “a movement that votes.” → Read More
One Simple Way to Alleviate Poverty: Give People Money
Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs makes the case for a guaranteed income. → Read More
The Right’s Cure for Poverty: Hard Work and Father Figures
At a hearing, Republicans told a familiar story while the Poor People’s Campaign presented a bold budget proposal. → Read More
Finally, Presidential Candidates Are Talking About Poverty
An historic forum revealed consensus on the need for policies like raising the minimum wage and affordable childcare—and some big differences. → Read More
Trump Has A New Solution for Poverty: Pretend Poor People Don’t Exist
A proposal to redefine “poverty” would throw potentially millions of low-income people out of government assistance programs. → Read More
DC’s Leaders Shouldn’t Wait to Prioritize Racial Equity
Activists in Washington say the mayor’s proposed budget would worsen disinvestment in black communities. → Read More
The Plan to Save Our Economy
By curbing corporate power and reinvigorating the public sector, we can create an economic system that works for everyone. → Read More
All Families Should Be Able to Afford Childcare, And Here’s How
A new bill would also make sure childcare providers earn a living wage. → Read More
We Know How to Cut Child Poverty In Half. Will We Do It?
A new report outlines how to help million of US children living in poverty. → Read More
‘We Need to Start Calling These Folks Out by Name’
The Poor People’s Campaign is pushing DC officials to do more for economic justice in the nation’s capital. → Read More
Want to Eradicate Hunger in America? Take on Racism.
A new study found that people who experience discrimination are almost twice as likely as others to struggle with hunger. → Read More
How the Poor People’s Campaign is Building a ‘New Electorate’
A conversation with Reverend Liz Theoharis on the campaign’s broad agenda for 2019. → Read More
Why Fixing Potholes Is Key to This Mayor’s Radical Political Agenda
A conversation with Jackson, Mississippi Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba about poverty, race, and building a “dignity economy.” → Read More
The New Democratic House Needs an Anti-Poverty Agenda
Democrats have an opportunity to show voters what economic justice really looks like. → Read More
Jahana Hayes Is Poised to Make History
The Democratic congressional candidate from Connecticut says that growing up in poverty “grounded my decision-making and framed everything I do.” → Read More
The Poor People’s Campaign Calls Out ‘Policy Violence’
The campaign wants to advance a new understanding of poverty as a traumatic experience inflicted by policymakers. → Read More
How a Guaranteed Income Could Relieve the ‘Pressure Cooker’ of Poverty
In December, a group of low-income mothers in Mississippi will begin receiving $1,000 a month, no strings attached. → Read More
The Poor People’s Campaign Is Just Getting Started
Meet three leaders—an 83-year-old labor activist, a mom from Appalachia, and a homeless community organizer—who are trying to flip the dominant narrative of poverty in America. → Read More
Ohio Is Hoarding Money Meant for Poor Families
Mayors wanted to use a portion of $570 million in unspent cash assistance to help their poorest residents pay water bills and buy diapers. The state said no. → Read More