Poverty in United States
Did Biden’s State of the Union address speak to economic despair in the US?

During his State of the Nation address on Tuesday, US President Joe Biden touted what he claimed were improvements in the life of working class people while glossing over his broken campaign promises and the dire economic crisis facing millions

People across the United States demand cancellation of rent

In cities and towns across the US people mobilized to demand the cancellation of rents and called on Congress to wipe out all rent and mortgage debt accumulated during the pandemic.

This holiday season, hunger and poverty stalk the US

It’s holiday season in the United States but the country faces an unprecedented crisis as poverty and hunger are soaring and millions face the risk of evictions

2020 Elections: Tale of two Americas

Ben Becker of Breakthrough News discusses the deep social and economic issues affecting millions of Americans in the context of the upcoming elections

Across US, the people demand “Cancel the Rents”

According to reports, around 31 percent of the workers were unable to pay their rent on April 1.

Poor People’s Campaign: Building people’s power amongst the poor in the United States

Shailly Gupta Barnes, campaign manager of the Poor People’s Campaign, talked to Peoples Dispatch about the rising inequality in the United States and the organizing and mobilizing activities being carried out by them to fight against this.