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Thanks to years of hyper militarization, American police departments are recreating our global war zones here at home. With these weapons on our streets, our history of structural racism becomes that much deadlier.

The Poor People's Campaign urges elected officials to follow the recommendations of public health experts and not risk a resurgence of the virus, which is disproportionately affecting poor, uninsured, low-wage laborers, many of them "essential."

Series of gatherings around the country builds momentum for June 20 march.The notion that victims of poverty are no longer willing to be blamed for their plight surfaced again and again at the mass meetings.

Yes, the Dow is at a record high and unemployment rates are lower than they have been in decades – but 140 million people are also poor or low wealth

King believed that a multiracial working-class movement was required to overcome the failings of capitalism.

Before he died, Martin Luther King, Jr. joined a campaign to unify working people of all races. Today, nothing could be more powerful.

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The Poor People’s Campaign gathered this week in Washington, demanding change from both presidential candidates and members of Congress

A budget shows our values more clearly than any tweet, campaign speech, or political slogan

The Poor People's Campaign brings together people who usually are apart; leaders from the ranks of the poor are learning from each other. We got to dig deep among the people who are hurting, so we can give unity to a movement to better conditions.