I argue that in the long run, the US would be on a far more financially secure footing if we recalibrate how we spend about two-to-three percent of the country's GNP, using state and federal taxes to create pools of… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
I argue that in the long run, the US would be on a far more financially secure footing if we recalibrate how we spend… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share
The poverty we see in America is now too widespread, and too complex, for easy fixes. But I do think we can reimagine many… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share
Ronald Reagan, and before him, Richard Nixon, and before Nixon, a slew of conservative politicians going back through American history, have played to the… — Sasha Abramsky Copy Share
