Poverty and Economic Justice

Amicus, Poverty and Economic Justice

In Their Own Words – Fl. Governor Rick Scott & Economic Profiling

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Last month, Governor Rick Scott of Florida signed a bill requiring Temporary Assistance for Needy Families recipients to undergo drug testing. If a recipient tests positive for drugs, she or he becomes ineligible for benefits. Critics’ Fourth Amendment arguments against the legislation may ultimately lead to its invalidation – however from a civil rights perspective, the discriminatory nature of the legislation is even more important.

Amicus, Poverty and Economic Justice

Debt Ceiling Shouldn't Rise At The Expense Of The Poor

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There is a lot of talk in American politics about how to protect the “middle class.” What gets lost in all the rhetoric about the middle class is the need to protect a more vulnerable economic group, the poor. If all it takes is a political crisis to cause Democrats to forget their progressive ideals and deal away programs so important to the lives of so many Americans, we can count on plenty more crises to come.

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