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.
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This following posts are commentaries authored by Just Harvest staff and the occasional guest blogger about hunger and poverty in public policy, culture and the media, and politics.
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.
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 […]
President Obama made some pretty bold statements in his speech last night. He proposed a number of policies that if passed would go far to help alleviate poverty and economic […]
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 […]
Later this month, Tom Wolf will be sworn in as Pennsylvania’s new governor. Here are the policy recommendations we made to him and his team to help end poverty and hunger […]
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 […]
Election day is this Tuesday, November 4. It’s especially important that you get out and vote because there is so much at stake this election. Our 2014 Voters Guide helps […]
Last week, more than 400 guests helped Just Harvest raise over $33,000 for our efforts to end hunger and poverty in Allegheny County, making this our most successful annual fundraiser […]
Last week Just Harvest gave Grow Pittsburgh an award for its innovative work in the fight against hunger in our region. Here is what Grow Pittsburgh’s executive director, Julie Butcher […]
Much of Gov. Corbett’s Healthy PA plan – his alternative to Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act – has now been approved. The revised plan still includes severe Medicaid […]