The moral crisis of poverty amid vast wealth is inseparable from the injustice of systemic racism, ecological devastation, and our militarized war economy. The underlying disease, in other words, is poverty, which was killing nearly 700 of us every day in the world’s wealthiest country, long before anyone had heard of COVID-19. ![]() This moral crisis is coming to a head as the coronavirus pandemic lays bare America’s deep injustices. And as school buildings in poor communities crumble for lack of investment, America’s billionaires are paying a lower tax rate than the poorest half of households. Almost half of America’s workers-whether in Appalachia or Alabama, California or Carolina- work for less than a living wage. Millions more can buy unleaded gasoline for their car, but they can’t get unleaded water in their homes. ![]()
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