As a country, Americans have to find a way to keep our cities solvent. If large numbers of cities no longer have… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share Image
Big cities like New York are thriving, economically, culturally, in terms of real estate values, and by a slew of other measures.… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share Image
We're living through an era of higher income inequality than the country has experienced since before the Great Depression. Meanwhile, most people… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share Image
One of the most durable successes of the war on poverty was to dramatically reduce the number of elderly poor in America. That's still… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share Image
The reliance on stereotypes is in part the result of a structural problem within the media. Most newspapers have a business beat, with a… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share Image
To really tackle poverty, politicians, activists, academics will all have to think outside their boxes, will have to start developing much more integrated approaches… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share Image
When I talk about an "empathy bank," I don't mean literally opening up a bank and putting in deposits. What I mean is that… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share Image
As a country, Americans have to find a way to keep our cities solvent. If large numbers of cities no longer have the necessary… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share Image
It seems to me that large numbers of people are now paying attention to poverty and that large numbers now understand that blaming the… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share Image
“Like a man who pinches himself to make sure he still has feeling, Chimen read to reassure himself that he was still alive.” — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share Image
Too often the media assumes that "poverty" is an African American or a Latino issue. Of course, that's nonsense. While a higher percentage of… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share Image
Despite all of the civil rights gains of the past several decades, when it comes to economic opportunity, African Americans and Latinos still experience… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share Image
Big cities like New York are thriving, economically, culturally, in terms of real estate values, and by a slew of other measures. Yet, at… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share Image
Today there are a huge number of think tanks working on poverty-related issues; there are books written on the topic; and university centers being… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share Image
I recognize that individuals and organizations with tremendous financial clout and open access to the political system in the post-Citizens United era, are going… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share Image
