Politics of Poverty
Ideas and analysis from Oxfam America's policy experts
Politics of Poverty
Promise and Peril for America’s Kings in the African Copperbelt
A handful of American billionaires are set to benefit from President Trump's minerals-for-peace deal in the DRC. If history is repeating itself, locals are right to be wary.
Politics of Poverty
Aid Funding: Oxfam Opinion Polling Shows Strong Support for Lifesaving Solutions, Not Sweeping Aid Cuts
When the Trump administration slashed humanitarian aid programs, it claimed broad support from the American people. Oxfam America wanted data to investigate this claim—and launched two waves of national opinion polling — in February and May 2025 — to ask Americans about their views on foreign aid.
Politics of Poverty
Re-imagining Aid and Development: Lessons from Mutual Aid Networks
Solidarity and justice should be at the heart of re-imagining aid and development. Community driven approaches for redistribution—such as mutual aid—offer international aid actors concrete lessons on how to do so.