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Poverty

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Relative Poverty Rate Increased By 1.3 Points In 2016

Matt Bruenig November 19, 2017

A jump in the median income pushed relative poverty up.

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The Success Sequence Continues To Be Complete Nonsense

Matt Bruenig September 28, 2017

Full-time work holds down poverty, not the “success sequence.”

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How Poor And Nonpoor Adults Spent Their Weeks Last Year

Matt Bruenig September 15, 2017

Poor adults tend to spend more weeks disabled, studying, and caring.

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Who Was Poor In 2016 And Why Our System Keeps Failing Them

Matt Bruenig September 12, 2017

Capitalism drives poverty and only the welfare state can fix that.

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The Success Sequence Is About Cultural Beefs, Not Poverty

Matt Bruenig August 5, 2017

This “common sense” approach to poverty is just a culture war grievance.

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