Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser.

Friday, September 13, 2019

California’s Use of Force Law Is a Start, But Not What Communities Really Need
by Marlon Peterson
Black and brown neighborhoods require investment to deal with the effects of racism.

Rural Hospital Closures Reduce Access to Emergency Care
by Tarun Ramesh and Emily Gee
From our partner, the Center for American Progress: Rural hospitals struggle financially with lower patient volumes, higher rates of uncompensated care, and physician shortages.

The Modern Company Town
by Zoe Willingham and Olugbenga Ajilore
From our partner, the Center for American Progress: Workers in highly concentrated labor markets need stronger antitrust enforcement and labor protections.

#CensusData
Jared Bernstein of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities on the new Census data on poverty, income, and health insurance, and TalkPoverty’s Pat Garofalo on why the next recession will be more painful than it needs to be.

Listen Online

Subscribe on iTunes

What We’re Reading

School Daze. U.S. school districts are growing more diverse, but a Washington Post investigation finds the schools within those districts are still highly segregated. In higher education, here's how schools like Yale can have huge endowments while other colleges struggle to pay faculty and maintain facilities.

Pink Slips. Modern layoffs come with a long list of conditions, including limiting negotiations and barring discussions about what workers experienced on the job. Meanwhile, Uber announced it doesn't intend to comply with a new California law aimed at preventing abuse of independent contractors.

The Prison Trap. In Louisiana, “habitual offender” statutes can trap people in prison for life on relatively minor grounds, and across the nation, the “gate money” provided to those who do manage to get out is woefully insufficient for formerly incarcerated people trying to make their way in the world.

So Coney

Coney Island is a summer retreat for New Yorkers of all stripes. These lively photos from David Godichaud capture the diversity and vibrance of this famous spot.

Interested in writing for TalkPoverty.org?
Send us an email and let’s talk.

TalkPoverty.org is a project of

Did someone forward this to you?
Subscribe to Talkpoverty to get these stories every week.

This email was sent to [email protected].