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Poverty

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Cómo LATINEXT abordará las necesidades de noticias de la comunidad Latinx de Chicagoland

By Fernando Díaz | November 26, 2019

El cierre de Hoy resalta la urgencia de encontrar un modelo nuevo, receptivo y sostenible para el periodismo en español de alta calidad en los extensos y crecientes desiertos de noticias fuera de los límites de la ciudad.

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How LATINEXT will address the news needs of Chicagoland’s Latinx community

By Fernando Díaz | November 26, 2019

Hoy’s closure highlights the urgency for a new, responsive and sustainable model for high quality Spanish language journalism to address the vast and growing news deserts outside of city limits.

Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Study: Restaurant industry thrives in cities that have eliminated subminimum wage

By Curtis Black | November 15, 2019

As Mayor Lori Lightfoot and City Council members debate changes to how Chicago’s tipped workers are paid, a new report highlights how other cities have fared after eliminating the subminimum wage.

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Los Angeles is far from ending homelessness – but other American cities can still learn a lot from it

By Brenda Wiewel | October 16, 2019

Donald Trump has some ideas about how to end homelessness in the US. Los Angeles’ recent experiences may be an important part of the discussion.

Perspectives: The Powers That Be

Chicago should implement right to counsel in eviction court like New York and San Francisco

By Curtis Black | September 6, 2019

Most tenants don’t understand their rights, whether they have a legal defense in an eviction case, and whether they can get a better deal in a settlement.

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US poverty statistics ignore millions of struggling Americans

By Sophie Mitra and Debra Brucker | June 28, 2019

In the US, poverty is measured by income level. But that measure misses many other aspects of poverty – like unemployment, poor health and a lack of health insurance.

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Getting poorer while working harder: The ‘cliff effect’

By Susan R. Crandall | June 7, 2019

Stressing out about potentially losing benefits can prolong financial instability. Solving this problem will help low-paid workers and everyone else.

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How poverty is reshaping the story of Emmett Till’s murder

By Dave Tell | May 9, 2019

Scholars continue to debate what, exactly, happened to Emmett Till the morning of his murder. But that hasn’t stopped a poor Mississippi community from trying to profit off one version of the story.

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Chicago’s gangs have changed. Our violence intervention strategies should too.

By John M. Hagedorn, Roberto Aspholm, Teresa Córdova, Andrew V. Papachristos and Lance Williams | April 16, 2019

To address the changing dynamics of gang activity, Chicago needs to combat concentrated poverty in African-American neighborhoods instead of continuing to criminally target economically disenfranchised youth.

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Universal basic income could redress the high cost of underemployment in Chicago

By David Thigpen | August 23, 2018

In a booming economy failing to provide enough living wage jobs, the city can more than afford to try Ald. Ameya Pawar’s proposal to relieve poverty.

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