Archive - The Poverty Trap: Why The Poor Stay Poor In America

A Robust Industrial Policy

To Temper Inequality, Tackle The Climate Crisis And Act For The Common Good

Apr 15 •

13:37

March 2024

A Few Weekend Readings: (Somewhat) Good Climate News, Dollar Stores Are Closing, and Medicaid Takes Your Home Post-Mortem

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Mar 24 •

10:00

What You Need To Know About Your Mortgage Lender & Your Mortgage Servicer...

A Mortgage Servicer Is Not Always Your Lender...And Other Problems

Mar 13 •

10:33

February 2024

Is The U.S. Economy "Rigged" In Favor Of The Wealthy & Against The Poor & Middle Class?

Rude Spoiler Alert: Yes, But We Can Change It...

Feb 28 •

12:34

Rising Rents Lead to Rising Evictions Which Culminate In Rising Homelessness

A Few Important Weekend Readings

Feb 17 •

Where Climate Change Meets Gentrification...

The Modern Way To Displace Low Income Residents

Feb 6 •

14:39

January 2024

Martin Luther King, Jr. and Poverty

Please excuse my long delay between posts! I suffered a bout with the flu and a few complications, but with the right drugs, I hope I have now turned…

Jan 25 •

A Round-Up Of Positive News, Part II:

The Booming Economy And Its Crucial Overlap With Environmental Progress

Jan 5

13:38

December 2023

A Round-Up Of Positive News Part I: The Environment

For Your Between Holidays Reading

Dec 27, 2023 •

13:17

Medical Debt Is Crushing Millions Of Americans, Part II

CNBC video on medical debt posted on January 23, 2023. It is well worth your 10 minutes and 39 seconds to watch… “Neither medical bills nor medical debt…

Dec 13, 2023

13:20

Private Health Insurers Routinely Deny Potentially Life-Saving Treatments To Cut Costs

And Now They're "Robo-signing" Denials In Bulk...

Dec 2, 2023 •

14:26

November 2023

“I saw that stories could have an impact”

A conversation with Joan DeMartin of "The Poverty Trap" newsletter

Published on Pen in Fist • Nov 28, 2023

49:22

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