Quote of the Day, August 7, 2012 The United States sent 529 athletes to compete in 25 sports. The gaping income inequality seen in the wider society is stark even amongst this grou[...]
Aug 7 2012
An interview with best-selling author Barbara Ehrenreich by Amy Dean of Truthout.[...]
Jul 30 2012
Quote of the Day, July 9, 2012 The level of inequality in the United States has clearly reached this ‘excessive’ level. It has more inequality than any of the other advanced indust[...]
Jul 9 2012
Quote of the Day, June 25, 2012 Most people who experience homelessness do so on a temporary basis. The idea that “homeless people” remain homeless for many years, perhaps even the[...]
Jun 25 2012
The EHRP Team winced when we saw this story, reported by Tony Pugh in McClatchy Newspapers: For nearly a year, unemployed home health worker Leslie Gilbert of Grand Rapids, Mich., [...]
Jun 21 2012
Quote of the Day, June 21, 2012 Low-wage work is a pandemic. A third of our population ekes by on less than $36,000 for a family of three. That’s 103 million people living on[...]
Jun 21 2012
Quote of the Day, June 20, 2012 Children in immigrant families experience a much higher poverty rate than children with U.S.-born parents. Consistent with their median family incom[...]
Jun 20 2012
Quote of The Day, June 5, 2012 Unless and until we rethink, re-imagine, and redefine how we confront poverty, it will never be eradicated. Unless and until we honestly tackle the g[...]
Jun 5 2012