The stories I have shared bring you up against the realities of the new Gilded Age. They’re the stories of the have-nots in an era in which we glamorize and […]
Author Archive | Sasha Abramsky
Poverty amid plenty: the scandal of our political choices
Why is poverty like a bird? Because it’s a sign, like a wilting canary in a coal mine, of something toxic in our midst.
What economic recovery? Falling down the economic ladder
The recent U.S. recession supposedly ended in 2009, but you wouldn’t know that five years later if you’re at the bottom of the economy – which is where a growing […]
What Stays in Vegas and Appalachia: Two stories of poverty in America
Sasha Abramsky shares two stories from his tour of America’s poverty-stricken communities – one from Nevada and one from right near here in Pennsylvania – as evidence of our new […]
A special new blog series for Poverty Awareness Month
In October 2014, Sasha Abramsky addressed hundreds of our supporters as the keynote speaker at our annual Harvest Celebration Dinner. His travels across the U.S. inform a special series of […]
