On AlterNet: poverty

Most Americans Paying Less Taxes Now Than in the 80s, But the Poor Get No Break

Lauren Kelley, AlterNet, Nov 30, 2012

Story | Topic: News & Politics

Study: Education Extends Longevity, Except for Black Males

Barbara Peters-Smith, New America Media, Nov 26, 2012

Story | Topic: Education

Sweeping Air by Meera Subramanian

The Revealer Nov 21, 2012

Speakeasy Blog

Children of the Storm: Education and Social Mobility

Helen Epstein, The Nation, Nov 21, 2012

Story | Topic: Education

How Occupy Sandy's Relief Machine Stepped Into the Post-Superstorm Void

Tom Hintze, AlterNet, Nov 5, 2012

Story | Topic: Occupy Wall Street

Washed Away? Rescued? What Happened to New York City's "Mole People" During Super Storm Sandy?

Chauncey DeVega Nov 1, 2012

Speakeasy Blog

Ryan's Prescription for the Poor: End Anti-Poverty Programs

Solange Uwimana, AlterNet, Oct 24, 2012

Story | Topic: Election 2012

'Multiplication is for White People': An Interview with Education Professor Lisa Delpit

Jody Sokolower, Rethinking Schools, Oct 16, 2012

Story

Class War: Why Poor Parents Are More Likely to Get Busted for Pot

Emma S. Ketteringham, Mary Anne Mendenhall, AlterNet, Oct 16, 2012

Story | Topic: Drugs

Expose: Former NYC School Chancellor Joel Klein Is Not Telling the Whole Truth About His Personal History

Richard Rothstein, Economic Policy Institute, Oct 12, 2012

Story | Topic: Education

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