Illusions of American Capitalism
The United States of America (USA) is often considered as the "Mecca of Capitalism." Its powerful military-industrial complex, supported by a defence budget of $841.4 billion, makes it one of…
Poverty In USA
The Missing War on Poverty in the Era of Climate Change
It was William Shakespeare who, in Troilus and Cressida, wrote, “One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.” And yet, in the polarized news cycle since Hurricane Helene ravaged the southeastern…
Two Crucial Reforms USA Needs Most Urgently
Poverty hurts everywhere but it is likely to hurt more if it is surrounded by the glitter of glamor and all kinds of richness, excess of wealth and the attached…
The Failing Battle for Health and Healthcare in These All Too Disunited States
The slang definition of “unwinding” means “to chill.” Other definitions include: to relax, disentangle, undo — all words that, on the surface, appear both passive and peaceful. And yet in…
Assessing the True Extent of Poverty in the Richest Nation on Earth
Ours is an ever more unequal world, even if that subject is ever less attended to in this country. In his final book, Where Do We Go From Here?, Reverend Martin…
Poverty is the Sin, Not Poor People
As if killing the Child Tax Credit, blocking voting rights, gutting key climate legislation, and refusing living wages wasn’t enough, West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin is now promoting legislation that further punishes the poor…
The Right to Work and FDR’s Economic Bill of Rights
Professor Emeritus of Economics at MIT, Peter Temin, argues that the ongoing decline of…
An Issue Following The Food-Sought-To-Santa Story
The incidents of the recently-exposed poor and poverty in the US [an article on hungry children, evicted old lady and other poor people carried by Countercurrents.org on December 21, 2017…
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