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Policies and laws that create and perpetuate poverty and racial inequity are written into the fabric of our nation. Read our blog posts on the fight for racial and economic justice.

Recent Posts

Incoming Governor Pritzker has a crucial opportunity to put Illinois on a path of progress

Across the country, advocates for people living in poverty are working to ensure racial justice is a core part of their work.

Proposed work requirements threaten benefits for millions of SNAP recipients.

The federal government shutdown taught us some important lessons.

Electronic monitoring is incarceration by another name.

Proposed changes to the poverty guidelines would harm millions of children and families.

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