Politics of Poverty
Ideas and analysis from Oxfam America's policy experts
Politics of Poverty
Nothing New Under the Sun: Southern Black Women & the Fight for the Soul of Climate Change
My recent time spent with the Black women environmental justice leaders of Lake Charles, LA helped me better appreciate the similar struggles and solidarity between climate defenders in the Global and US South. This Earth Day, more urgently than ever before, Black communities in the US South need our attention and support against the disproportionate burdens of climate change.
Politics of Poverty
Congress must support human rights defenders
The Human Rights Defenders Protection Act will strengthen the U.S. government’s support for at-risk activists around the world.
Politics of Poverty
As the US reassumes a leadership role at the G20, can it deliver an equitable path to recovery? Five critical steps to take
Founded in 1999, the G20 brings together the world’s major economies. At the G20 Summit this October, the US can and should lead the way on concrete, actionable commitments to deliver an equitable recovery from the COVID-19 crisis—one that supports countries which have been hit the hardest.