Poor People's Campaign
Poor People’s Campaign hails Barbara Lee for leading ‘Third Reconstruction’ drive
June 10, 202153 cents of every discretionary dollar spent by Congress goes to the Pentagon, but just 15 cents goes to fight poverty.
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Poor People’s Campaign steps up drive for ‘Third Reconstruction’
June 8, 2021Issues are not new, activists say, coronavirus just brought them out more.
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Workers’ rights part of Poor People’s Campaign ‘Third Reconstruction’ plan
May 21, 2021Campaign supporters say poverty cannot be eradicated without a new stress on strengthening workers’ rights.
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With poverty rising, Poor People’s Campaign takes case to Biden
December 18, 2020The coalition says the GOP ignores the poverty issue or blames the poor, while the Dems simply concentrate on the "middle class."
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Rev. Barber, Rev. Theoharis see the fall of the GOP Southern Strategy
November 6, 2020New Poor People’s Campaign co-chairs say they are adjusting their goals and actions in the post-election period and forward.
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