The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

Tories' mini-budget labelled 'war on class' in emotional plea

Speakers took to the stage to ask people to back the right-to-food movement

Liverpool Echo · Sep 26, 2022

1836 Project promotes sanitized version of Texas history, experts say

The Texas Tribune reviewed the 15-page document, which will be handed out to new drivers, and asked historians to comment on how accurately and thoroughly it chronicles the state’s history.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 26, 2022

Fuel poverty protest aims to send message to Liz Truss and the Tories

FUEL poverty campaigners will stage a protest outside the UK Government’s headquarters in Scotland on Saturday.

The National (Scotland) · Sep 26, 2022

Mel B and Giovanna Fletcher among stars backing our campaign to end period poverty

The Sunday Mirror's End Poverty Now campaign is calling for England and Wales to be brought in line with Scotland by making sanitary products free to those who need them

Daily Mirror · Sep 24, 2022

‘Only the very richest’ in Britain will see incomes grow, tax cut analysis says

Chancellor's huge package of personal tax cuts will do nothing to stop more than two million people falling below the poverty line, says think tank

Wales Online · Sep 24, 2022

Capitalism is bad for your health: study

A new study reveals that the rise of capitalism has coincided with worse living conditions — unless regulated

Salon · Sep 23, 2022

My family lived in Jamaica under British rule. Their struggle should not be forgotten.

Most of my mother’s stories of growing up in Jamaica had a common theme of shame and poverty. Somehow my mom and grandmom were able to reconcile their resistance to colonialism with their love of the Queen.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 23, 2022

'Reckless and irresponsible' – North East Labour MPs' tax cut fury after mini-budget 'for the rich'

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced a huge set of measures on Friday, including abolishing the top rate of income tax for high earners, which will be funded by more than £70bn of borrowing

Chronicle Live · Sep 23, 2022

'An opportunity missed': North East foodbanks react to Government's 'disappointing' mini-Budget

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-Budget announcement included a lift on the cap on bankers' bonuses and an axe of the planned rise to corporation tax

Chronicle Live · Sep 23, 2022

Let States Issue Immigration Visas—a Federalist Response to GOP Governors' Migrant Busing Stunts

GOP governors' ploy highlights the value of giving states the power to issue their own migration visas. It can simultaneously ease labor shortages, reduce disorder at the border, enable more migrants to escape poverty and oppression, and help restore the original meaning of the Constitution.

Reason · Sep 23, 2022