- New technologies play a central role in exacerbating or reducing poverty levels in the US... artificial intelligence, automation, self-driving cars, 3D printers, entry systems, algorithms... the UN Special Rapporteur seeks to stimulate reflection on their impact on the human rights of the poorest. http://undocs.org/a/hrc/38/33/add.1 4 comments technology
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- The U.N. says 18.5 million Americans are in ‘extreme poverty.’ Trump’s team says just 250,000 are. - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/25/trump-team-rebukes-u-n-saying-it-overestimates-extreme-poverty-in-america-by-18-million-people 709 comments
- Nikki Haley: ‘It is patently ridiculous for the United Nations to examine poverty in America’ - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/21/nikki-haley-it-is-patently-ridiculous-for-the-united-nations-to-examine-poverty-in-america/ 501 comments
- Trump's 'cruel' measures pushing US inequality to dangerous level, UN warns | US income inequality | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/01/us-inequality-donald-trump-cruel-measures-un?cmp=share_androidapp_post_on_reddit 165 comments
- Hey Nikki Haley: Come to Alabama to see 'patently ridiculous' - al.com https://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/06/hey_nikki_haley_come_to_alabam.html 135 comments
- The Trump administration has a new argument for dismantling the social safety net: It worked. - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/white-house-declares-war-on-poverty-largely-over-amid-push-to-revamp-social-programs/2018/07/13/8f9536ea-86b2-11e8-8f6c-46cb43e3f306_story.html?amp%3Butm_term=.31fe84bbe6c0&noredirect=on 115 comments
- UN report blames Trump administration policies for soaring income and wealth inequality – ThinkProgress https://thinkprogress.org/u-s-developed-world-income-wealth-inequality-un-report-788b1300e4be/ 55 comments
- Trump's 'cruel' measures pushing US inequality to dangerous level, UN warns | US income inequality | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/01/us-inequality-donald-trump-cruel-measures-un 51 comments
- Trump's 'cruel' measures pushing US inequality to dangerous level, UN warns | US income inequality | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/01/us-inequality-donald-trump-cruel-measures-un?cmp=share_androidapp_reddit_is_fun 50 comments
- An explosive U.N. report shows America’s safety net was failing before Trump’s election - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/06/an-explosive-un-report-shows-americas-safety-net-was-failing-before-trumps-election/ 42 comments
- Trump's 'cruel' measures pushing US inequality to dangerous level, UN warns | US income inequality | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/01/us-inequality-donald-trump-cruel-measures-un?cmp=share_iosapp_other 33 comments
- ‘I think I was being sent a message’: U.S. warned U.N. official about report on poverty in America - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/22/i-think-i-was-being-sent-a-message-u-s-warned-u-n-report-on-poverty-in-america-could-have-consequences/ 33 comments
- Opinion | The economic numbers are cheery, but don’t believe the hype - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-economic-numbers-are-cheery-but-dont-believe-the-hype/2018/06/05/5aa5e1e6-6821-11e8-bea7-c8eb28bc52b1_story.html 28 comments
- How Republicans sugarcoat American poverty | The Week http://theweek.com/articles/781320/how-republicans-sugarcoat-american-poverty 19 comments
- Nikki Haley: ‘It is patently ridiculous for the United Nations to examine poverty in America’ - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/21/nikki-haley-it-is-patently-ridiculous-for-the-united-nations-to-examine-poverty-in-america/?amp%3Butm_term=.a882553b7a74&noredirect=on 16 comments
- The U.N. says 18.5 million Americans are in ‘extreme poverty.’ Trump’s team says just 250,000 are. - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/06/25/trump-team-rebukes-u-n-saying-it-overestimates-extreme-poverty-in-america-by-18-million-people/?amp%3Butm_term=.d56ac3b4d0ea&noredirect=on 4 comments
- The Effect of the Coronavirus on America’s Black Communities | The New Yorker https://www.newyorker.com/news/our-columnists/the-black-plague 3 comments
- The Trump administration has a new argument for dismantling the social safety net: It worked. - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/white-house-declares-war-on-poverty-largely-over-amid-push-to-revamp-social-programs/2018/07/13/8f9536ea-86b2-11e8-8f6c-46cb43e3f306_story.html 3 comments