Author Archives: Saurav Sarkar

Virginians show the real face of poverty

Over 40 percent of Virginians struggle to get by—a problem made worse by voter suppression and military-first spending priorities.

On a recent night in Richmond, Virginia, speaker after speaker came forward to talk about the multidimensional reality of poverty. The setting was a hearing held by the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival. Continue reading