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How to End Extreme Child Poverty H. Luke Shaefer This article was published online on May 3, 2021. On August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law one of the most successful anti-poverty programs in the nation’s history. The Social Security Act’s old-age benefit was founded on a moral certainty: It was wrong that elderly Americans might suffer destitution when they were no longer able to work. The act promised that every worker would be able to count on support as they aged, however their fortunes might change. The program was contentious at the time, b...

14 of the Best Books About Unions, Organizing, and American Labor This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission. “Too often we identify with our bosses and our companies instead of with our fellow workers. Your boss is not your friend. Without a union, your boss can fire you at will. And while you might be the best worker the company has ever seen, you have no power to control your own destiny without a union.” —A History of America in Ten Strikes by Erik Loomis Currently, our country is suffering from a crisis of unemployment and ...

Trump: $900 Billion “Covid Relief” Bill “Has Almost Nothing to Do With Covid” Washington, D.C. (PPD) — President Donald Trump slammed the so-called Covid relief bill for “ridiculously low” payments to Americans and “wasteful spending” on foreign countries, lobbyists and special interest. The $900 billion behemoth is roughly 5,000 pages and largely passed on a bipartisan basis. It provides larger payments to illegal residents, billions in foreign aide and rents to K Street. The president ripped members of both parties for passing the bill without reading it. “Throughout th...