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February 19, 2021 at 8:37 PM

TalkPoverty Weekly is back!

And we've got more news about ponies. Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, February 19, 2021     The Latest Stimulus Bill Had Tax Breaks for Race Horses, But Left Stable Workers Without Help By Amir Khafagy Immigrant workers con…

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August 14, 2020 at 7:42 PM

Phone Home

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, August 14, 2020 19 Volunteers Sharing an iPhone Are Trying to Support Incarcerated People Through COVID-19 by Celeste Hamilton Dennis Prison officials are confusing solitary with safety, leaving inca…

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August 7, 2020 at 3:10 PM

Just a Little Help Between Friends

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, August 7, 2020 Mutual Aid for Incarcerated People Is More Than Just Bail Funds By Reina Sultan Bail funds get people out of jail. But those stuck inside need support to meet basic needs. Read more…

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July 31, 2020 at 3:10 PM

Inside Voices

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, July 31, 2020 45,000 California Child Care Providers Just Won the Largest Union Election in Decades By Bryce Covert America has a child care crisis. These providers are hoping better wages and benefits…

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July 17, 2020 at 3:28 PM

It's a Small Mask After All

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, July 17, 2020 As Eviction Bans Expire, Renters Turn to Credit Cards By Morgan Baskin Desperate renters racked up interest on their rent payments, while Visa earned $5.9 billion. Read more …

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July 10, 2020 at 4:15 PM

Who Is That Masked Man? 😷

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, July 10, 2020 Poor Legal Clients Are Finally Getting a Break in New York By Sierra Dickey A new rule allows attorneys to provide low-income clients with cash upfront, making it easier for them to hold …

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June 26, 2020 at 3:52 PM

Quite the Riot

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, June 26, 2020 Landlords are Using an Old Financing Trick to Get Around Eviction Freezes By Justin Garcia Payment deferment agreements shouldn’t apply during the eviction moratorium. Landlords are tryin…

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June 12, 2020 at 4:24 PM

Double the Fun(ds)

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, June 12, 2020 A Hidden Change in the CARES Act Undermines Privacy for Addiction Patients By Elizabeth Brico The stimulus package made it a lot easier to access people’s addiction treatment history. …

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May 29, 2020 at 5:48 PM

100,000

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, May 29, 2020 The Longest Strike In U.S. History Is Fighting To Survive Coronavirus By Amir Khafagy Charter/Spectrum employees are locked in a battle of wills with an employer who won’t budge on benefi…

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May 22, 2020 at 3:06 PM

Reads Better At Home

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, May 22, 2020 Coronavirus Aid Prioritizes Big Banks. That’s a Problem for Rural America. By Finn Dobkin Billions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program money bypassed community banks and small busin…

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May 15, 2020 at 7:09 PM

Graduated Circumstances

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, May 15, 2020 Coronavirus Could Cost Parents Custody of Kids in Foster Care By Elizabeth Brico The pandemic is limiting visitation. That could mean losing parental rights forever. Read more …

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May 8, 2020 at 3:15 PM

Keep Going the Distance

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, May 8, 2020 Closed Mosques Mean Many Are Going Without Food During Ramadan By Vanessa Taylor 1 in 3 Muslim Americans are poor. Coronavirus has closed the places they break daily fasts during the holy …

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April 17, 2020 at 6:29 PM

Can We Fix It?

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, April 17, 2020 Few Jails Provide Addiction Treatment. That Can Make Release Fatal. by Elizabeth Brico Releasing people can save lives during the pandemic. But without support, overdose can take them …

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April 10, 2020 at 5:29 PM

Apart, Together

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, April 10, 2020 One Way to Fight Coronavirus: End Cash Bail by MARLON PETERSON 450,000 people who haven’t been convicted of a crime are held in jail every day. COVID-19 might kill them. Read more …

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April 3, 2020 at 6:32 PM

The City That Slept

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, April 3, 2020 Everything You Need to Know About Today’s Instacart Strike by Lia Russell Instacart Shoppers became frontline workers under COVID-19. Now they’re fighting for the right to stay safe. …

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March 27, 2020 at 3:48 PM

The View From Inside

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, March 27, 2020 Addiction Treatment Clinics Struggle to Keep Up with COVID-19 by Elizabeth Brico Methadone patients have to report for medication daily, but the coronavirus pandemic is making that incr…

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March 20, 2020 at 3:41 PM

Read In Place

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, March 20, 2020 San Francisco Tows Cars Over Unpaid Tickets, Even When People Are Living in Them by Sam Lew “I didn’t know where to park — I’d park by the water, but I was scared. I tried to park where…

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March 13, 2020 at 3:52 PM

No Mask Required

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, March 13, 2020 The Dirty Secret of New York’s Coronavirus Response: Prison Labor by s.e. smith Incarcerated people are banned from using the hand sanitizer they’re producing. Read more …

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March 6, 2020 at 7:54 PM

Wash After Reading

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, March 6, 2020 First an Opioid Addiction. Then a Life-Altering Criminal Record. by Michael Cooper Record expungement would help North Carolinians trapped by the opioid crisis. Read more …

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February 28, 2020 at 5:40 PM

Read It And Leap

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, February 28, 2020 I Broke My Tooth. It Almost Broke the Bank. by Sarah Lucas Getting a crown would have cost more than a thousand dollars. So I had it pulled. Read more 1 m…

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February 21, 2020 at 2:00 PM

Dime Store Cowboy

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, February 21, 2020 How Dollar Stores Sell Low-Income People a Sense of Belonging by BRANDON A. DORFMAN They can’t fix your low-paying job, but at least they’ll let you buy name brand toothpaste. R…

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February 14, 2020 at 8:33 PM

Romance Is Dead, But Newsletters Are Forever

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, February 14, 2020 A Secret Spreadsheet Shows There Are No Raises In Coffee by Ashley Rodriguez Philly baristas wanted pay transparency. They got a spreadsheet showing that everyone’s making entry-leve…

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February 7, 2020 at 6:13 PM

Snack Break

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, February 7, 2020 Chicago’s South Side Was Covered In Candy Houses. Now They’re Dying Out. by Robin Mosley These makeshift candy stores brought Chicago's South Side together — and generated income for …

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January 31, 2020 at 5:35 PM

Nice Pay (If You Can Get It)

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, January 31, 2020 Laws Aren’t The Only Barrier To Abortion Access. So Is Cost. by Paige Alexandria Our right to choose means little if we can’t access it. Read more Minimum …

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January 24, 2020 at 6:59 PM

Hitting Rock Bottom

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, January 24, 2020 I Was Ready for College. College Wasn’t Ready for Me. by Brandann R. Hill-Mann College isn't built for non-traditional students like me: Moms, disabled vets, and others who aren't pri…

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January 17, 2020 at 5:33 PM

Not Up For Debate

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, January 17, 2020 Black West Baltimore Is Still Waiting for Equity by Cristina Maza Baltimore’s white neighborhoods receive two to four times the investment of Black ones. Read more …

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January 10, 2020 at 6:03 PM

Toxic Implications

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, January 10, 2020 A Mistake At A Ticket Machine Cost Me $100. Fining Me Didn’t Make the Subway Safer. by Elizabeth Brico Over two-thirds of summonses for fare evasion go to Black and Brown passengers. …

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December 20, 2019 at 5:30 PM

The SSA Put Coal In Your Stocking

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, December 20, 2019 A Pesticide the EPA Won’t Ban Is Sickening Low-Income Californians of Color by Amy Roost Communities sickened by chlorpyrifos say the ubiquitous pesticide causes developmental disabi…

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December 13, 2019 at 4:50 PM

Lucky Thirteen

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, December 13, 2019 Bankruptcy Promised Me a Fresh Start. Predatory Lenders Are Trying to Ruin It. by Brandon A. Dorfman One-third of bankruptcy filers are the same or worse-off than when they started. …

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December 6, 2019 at 7:25 PM

Why Give When You Can Take?

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, December 6, 2019 Giving Tuesday Isn’t the Antidote to Black Friday’s Consumerism by Sarah Figgatt The people who spend the most on Black Friday might surprise you. Read more …

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November 22, 2019 at 5:40 PM

Don't Drop the Pie

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, November 22, 2019 Don’t Count on Big Tech to Fix the Bay Area’s Housing Crisis by s.e. smith Philanthropy isn't a real affordable housing fix. Read more A Unique Philadelph…

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November 15, 2019 at 4:45 PM

Hoop Dreams

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, November 15, 2019 Student-Athletes Make Billions for the NCAA. They Deserve A Seat On Its Board. by Connor Maxwell Student-athletes deserve a vote in the NCAA's decision-making process. Read mor…

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November 8, 2019 at 7:16 PM

Down By the Schoolyard

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, November 8, 2019 For D.C. Parents, School Chaperoning Is Pay to Play by KATHI VALEII Not all parents can afford the cost and risk of TB tests and background checks. Read more …

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November 1, 2019 at 3:28 PM

Always Share the Candy

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, November 1, 2019 A City in California Gave Land Back to Indigenous People. It’s a Start. by Rory Taylor 200 acres could be just the beginning. Read more In the Child Welfar…

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October 25, 2019 at 4:59 PM

Haunting Inequalities

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, October 25, 2019 Dangerous Jobs. Harassment. Long Hours. Welcome to Court-Ordered Community Service. by s.e. smith ‘Poverty penalties’ and racial disparities in court-ordered community service drive i…

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October 18, 2019 at 3:39 PM

Count Me In

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, October 18, 2019 Catching the Flu Got Me Kicked Out of My Addiction Treatment Program by Elizabeth Brico Dropping patients with no warning is a too common occurrence. Read more …

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October 11, 2019 at 4:34 PM

Falling leaves not falling safety standards

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, October 11, 2019 Getting Time Off Work To Support Disabled Kids Shouldn’t Be Hard. For Some Parents, It Is. by Laura Dorwart 59 percent of workers have access to federally-protected leave to support t…

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October 4, 2019 at 6:40 PM

Opportunistic

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday,  October 4, 2019 My Neighborhood Shows How the ‘Opportunity Zone’ Tax Program Just Helps the Rich by Pat Garofalo Opportunity zones are only opportunities for wealthy developers. Read more …

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September 27, 2019 at 4:12 PM

So, what else happened?

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, September 27, 2019 Eugene Scalia Ruled It’s Ok to Make Disabled Workers Soil Themselves on the Job by Taryn Williams It was a big news week, so you might have missed the confirmation of the new Secret…

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September 20, 2019 at 6:30 PM

Summer Marches On

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, September 20, 2019 Increasing Surveillance of Mentally Ill People Won’t Stop Mass Shootings by Azza Altiraifi The national fixation on mental illness is a pretext for entrenching and expanding oppress…

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September 13, 2019 at 7:00 PM

The Only Game in Town

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…

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September 6, 2019 at 7:45 PM

With a Side of Avocado Toast

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, September 6, 2019 A Recession May Be Coming. Millennials Never Recovered from the Last One. by Kathryn Styer Women of color have been set back especially far by economic conditions outside their contr…

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August 30, 2019 at 5:56 PM

Burger Break

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, August 30, 2019 Impossible Burgers Aren’t Going to Change the Industry Until Everyone Can Afford Them by Gbenga Ajilore Impossible Burgers are more expensive than beef. They don’t have to be. Rea…

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August 23, 2019 at 10:12 PM

The Recession Will Be Televised

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, August 23, 2019 The Next Recession Will Be Harder Than It Needs to Be. Here’s Why. by Pat Garofalo The administration has spent years slashed programs that could help when a recession hits. Read …

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August 16, 2019 at 9:05 PM

Pay to Stay

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, August 16, 2019 Fast Facts: Immigration Public Charge Rule by The TalkPoverty Team A quick explanation of the Trump administration's plan to insert a wealth test into the green card process. Rea…

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August 9, 2019 at 4:15 PM

Once More Unto the Breach

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, August 9, 2019 I Worked at Capital One. Hacks Like This Are Most Dangerous for Low-Income People. by Elena Botella Low-income customers are least able to recover from financial disasters created by da…

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August 2, 2019 at 6:00 PM

A Bad Storm Brewing

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, August 2, 2019 A Record-Breaking Tornado Season Is Pummeling Mobile Home Residents by Bobbi Dempsey Tornadoes are frequent in the South. So are mobile and manufactured homes. The combination is lethal…

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July 26, 2019 at 10:05 PM

No Such Thing As Free Lunch

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, July 26, 2019 A New Trump Rule Could Threaten School Lunch for Thousands of Students by s.e. smith A proposed change to SNAP could kick 3.1 million people off food stamps — and 265,000 kids off of sch…

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July 19, 2019 at 8:41 PM

If You Can't Take the Heat, Stay in and Read

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, July 19, 2019 How Child Protective Services Can Trap the Parents They’re Supposed to Help by Elizabeth Brico A byzantine process to access required services has left the author with no idea when she’l…

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July 5, 2019 at 4:00 PM

Let Them Eat Tax Breaks

Problems viewing this email? View it in your web browser. Friday, July 5, 2019 The Road to Abortion Is Paved With Bad Bus Routes by Robin Marty Twenty percent of low-income people don’t have a car, and states with few abortion clinics don’t have usable mass transit.…

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