Politics of Poverty
Ideas and analysis from Oxfam America's policy experts
Politics of Poverty
Trump is right to suggest the US needs critical minerals, but his approach will backfire
President Trump is chasing Ukraine and Greenland and slashing anti-corruption and transparency protections in search of quick access to “critical” minerals, but history shows that fast tracking mining projects can threaten project stability and the security of supply chains.
Politics of Poverty
Amazon sends clear signal to workers: Unionize at your own risk
Amazon's closure of warehouses in Quebec, eliminating over 1,700 jobs, signals a clear message: unionize at your own risk. This move reflects the company's ongoing effort to prevent unionization, highlighting the need for Amazon to put people before profits and respect workers' right to organize and ensure decent working conditions.
Politics of Poverty
Trump on Gender: The Dehumanization is the Point
Trump’s Administration is aggressively undermining gender rights: denying the existence of trans individuals, rolling back their hard-earned human rights, and misusing the language and efforts of the gender equality and women’s rights movements to the detriment of women and girls. The result is that we are all worse off for it.