Topic
Poverty
299 published works
Family Law Prof Blog
Nearly Half of Afghan Children Not in School
By Family Law
From The Washington Post:Nearly half of Afghanistan’s children are not attending school because of war, poverty and other factors, a new report showed Sunday.The study, released by the Education Ministry…
Human Rights at Home Blog
U.S. Leads in Income Inequality and Moving ‘Full Steam Ahead to Make Itself More Unequal’
By Cindy SoohooFor two weeks at the end of last year, Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty criss crossed the United States, speaking to communities in Los…
Human Rights at Home Blog
Anticipating the UN Report on Extreme Poverty in the United States
A democracy cannot sustain itself when millions live in extreme poverty. UN Rapporteur for Extreme Poverty and Human Rights Philip Alston is expected to release his report in early June,…
Human Rights at Home Blog
Extreme Poverty in the U.S.: A Map Tells the Story
In December 2017, UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty Philip Alston conducted an official visit to the United States, with stops in Washington, D.C., California, Georgia, Alabama, Georgia, West Virginia,…
From Briefs to Books
Evicted—Poverty and Profit In the American City – by Matthew Desmond
Sometimes, particularly if you want to effect positive change, you just have to step outside your comfort zone—work or play, conversation or listening, reading or writing. Matthew Desmond’s Pulitzer Prize…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
CUNY Law’s Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic Co-Hosting Symposium on Poverty and Women in the U.S.
On February 27, 2018, the Center for Reproductive Rights, CUNY Law's Human Rights and Gender Justice Clinic, NYU Law, and others will host a symposium titled "American Poverty and Gender:…
Workers’ Compensation Law Prof Blog
The Death Gap: How Inequality Kills (2017): A Physician’s Impassioned Plea for the Poor … and a Challenge to the Workers’ Compensation Community
In adjudicating workers’ compensation cases, I have long been impressed that a major constituency of our field is the working poor. Many, if not most, live paycheck to paycheck…
Human Rights at Home Blog
Clips for Class
Clips for class: UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty, Philip Alston, has prepared a series of short video clips perfect for stimulating class discussions on poverty, human rights, US exceptionalism,…
The Right Coast
Why is liberal California the poverty capital of America? – LA Times
It s not as though California policymakers have neglected to wage war on poverty. Sacramento and local governments have spent massive amounts in the cause. Several state and municipal benefit…
The Right Coast
Why is liberal California the poverty capital of America? – LA Times
It s not as though California policymakers have neglected to wage war on poverty. Sacramento and local governments have spent massive amounts in the cause. Several state and municipal benefit…