#Poverty

Sarah Haider 🚀

SarahTheHaider

Not necessarily! Inequality due to injustice is a problem (because injustice is a problem). Inequality that results in lack of social mobility is a problem (because lack of social mobility

Dan Paskins

DanPaskins

However it ends, the debate about Universal Credit tells us some incredibly inspiring and hopeful things about politics and policy in this country. A quick thread.https://twitter.com/rcolvile/status/1351474815350267904 For more than a

Matt Copeland

Matt_Copeland1

Fuel Poverty Strategy Klaxon@beisgovuk have just released a new Fuel Poverty Strategy for England. It means a new fuel poverty measure, new guiding principles, and new schemes. More importantly it

Scott Greenberg

ScottElliotG

5 things you should know about Senator Romney's new plan to give families up to $4,200 a year per child: 1. It would greatly reduce child poverty.Romney's plan would cut

The Red Box Project

RedBoxProject

A THREADWe’ve been challenged often since we began #RedBoxProject as to whether #PeriodPoverty is ‘real’We’ve seen many more comments since @DavidLammy supported #FreePeriods legal campaign for free menstrual products in

Nick Dearden

nickdearden75

The #UKAid budget cut is the act of a callous government. But we must re-think aid if we’re to turn the tide. My take on the debate this week (1/7)https://newint.org/features/2020/11/27/dont-just-defend-aid-make-it-just

professional overheater

makokaazo

"but if we don't have police how will we stay safe" the same way you do now, cos you are kept safe by the social contract of human community.cops don't

Just plain Micky Fucko now

fairy_godslut

Every time I hear one of those Smith family "sponsor an Australian child who can't afford school supplies" ads I am incandescent with rage. This country makes me sick -

ICE must be destroyed 🏴

Itmechr3

The secret of the "Chinese economic miracle" is that Chinese workers are paid like dogshit, the state pays for their infrastructure costs, and independent union organizing is illegal so companies

Mark Towhey

towhey

SPOILER: Honesty ahead.Most people in #LTC are there until they die. That’s the point.We all die. Get over it.What matters is when and how.How many seniors are spending their final

❌Harvey Staub 💪🇺🇸🖤⭐️⭐️⭐️

HarveyStaub1

1)The Democratic Party & winning female votes.”Women are more likely to live below the poverty threshold & rely on food stamps & other welfare services, part of the global phenomenon

Matthew Struebig

mattstruebig

Does certifying oil palm help alleviate poverty? See the latest evaluation for Indonesia – the world’s biggest palm oil producer…led by Truly Santika with others. Freely to access @naturesustainab https://rdcu.be/b9Bzy

Jennifer M. Miller

historianjennie

A lot has been said about this article today already but I wanted to add one thing: these types of arguments have been articulated by leading political scientists for a

Col

colken16

Watched those videos about Govanhill and a few things irked me, as someone who lived there for 18 years until 2015.First point, the guy said the Roma were Romanians but

Amber Peterman

a_peterman

Great new @CGDev WP on #Gender, Headship & Poverty in #Africa by @caitbrownecon & @DominiquePVDW. I had the pleasure of reading this a few months back -- here is what

Jillian McGrath

jillianmmcgrath

THREAD: Reviewing the Romney child allowance proposal and wanted comment on one aspect of it that initially seems VERY BAD but I’d argue might be good: defunding TANF as an

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