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TalkPoverty Weekly
Friday,  October 4, 2019

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My Neighborhood Shows How the ‘Opportunity Zone’ Tax Program Just Helps the Rich
by Pat Garofalo
Opportunity zones are only opportunities for wealthy developers.

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Disabled People Scramble to Cope When California Kills Power to Prevent Wildfires
by s.e. smith
Disabled people say utilities aren’t doing enough to plan for controlled outages.

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A Right to Counsel Is a Right to a Fighting Chance
by Heidi Schultheis and Caitlin Rooney
From our partner, the Center for American Progress: Guaranteeing legal representation for renters facing eviction not only is a highly effective means of keeping renters in their homes, but it also benefits whole communities by preventing homelessness, preserving affordable rental homes, and more.

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Wealth Tax
Michael Linden mythbusts scaremongering claims about a wealth tax, and explains how it would actually be pro-growth; Elena Botella talks about her piece “
Debt Collecting Promises Good Pay. All It Costs Is Your Soul”; and TalkPoverty’s Pat Garofalo returns to break down “A Just Society,” AOC’s massive anti-poverty plan.
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What We’re Reading
The Art of Escaping. California Sunday's Escape Issue is out, with varying interpretations on the theme including a first-person essay about being a fugitive, a longread on a peripatetic cow, and more. Escape can also cut close to the bone as in this read about intimate partner violence in law enforcement.

Targeting Immigrants. ICE is relying on big data to identify, track, and apprehend undocumented people, while HUD wants to evict households with just one undocumented resident. A reminder that none of this is new: Midwestern states passed legislation designed to keep Black people out in the 1850s, denying property rights and safety to formerly enslaved people.

All In A Day's Work. Janitorial contracts are about to expire in D.C. and Philadelphia, so janitors are preparing for a possible strike. Meanwhile, low-wage workers struggle to breastfeed and pump on the job. Another group of workers observed a grim anniversary at the Las Vegas coroner's office, where the legacy of a mass shooting reshaped the workplace climate.

This Land Is Whose Land?
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Photographer Mitch Epstein criss-crossed the nation for this collection of images examining communities grappling over history, development, and land rights. They feature photos ranging from Sacred Stone camp to members of the Sunrise Movement protesting pipeline development in Pennsylvania.

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