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Frances Fox Piven, William J. Barber Ii, Amy Littlefield FRANCES FOX PIVEN, WILLIAM J. BARBER II, AMY LITTLEFIELD, REASONS FOR HOPE IN RUTH CONNIFF: SANDERS OR BRYCE COVERT, AND OTHERS ON ENDING POVERTY IN AMERICA THE MIDST OF COVID-19 NOT, WE NEED A REVOLUTION April / May 2020 www.progressive.org $5.95 STEPHANIE DALTON COWAN 30 West Mifflin Street, Suite 703, Madison, WI 53703 USA phone: 608.257.4626 • fax: 608.257.3373 • www.progressive.org AN UNPARALLELED CRISIS This issue ofThe Progressive went to press on March 25. It will not reach our print subscribers until, in some cases, mid-April. Just as we could not have predicted how vastly the coronavirus pandemic would reshape our lives in just a few days, we are quite unable to predict where things will be when our readers receive this issue, on which we have worked so hard. 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Your friends at The Progressive CONTENTS 30 West Mifflin Street, Suite 703, Madison, WI 53703 USA FEATURES phone: 608.257.4626 • fax: 608.257.3373 • www.progressive.org 19 Our Endless War on the Poor American society persistently refuses to address the root cause of poverty. Frances Fox Piven 32 46 51 Shelter from the Storm The High Cost of Dying The Day the Earth Moved Solving the housing crisis in How the funeral industry takes On the fiftieth anniversary of Earth Day, Missoula, Montana. advantage of grieving families. environmental activism has Emily Withnall Mike Kuhlenbeck never been more urgent. Tia Nelson THE PROGRESSIVE | 3 24 Turning Shame to Blame 49 Making the Pandemic Worse Advancing the fortunes of the poor By punishing vulnerable people, starts with a change in perspective. Trump’s policy of “maximum Wilson Sherwin pressure” is undermining efforts to fight COVID-19 Cutting the Poor a Break 25 Kathy Kelly PUBLISHER DEVELOPMENT San Francisco pioneers a program Norman Stockwell DIRECTOR to reduce the fees and fines that Earth Day 1970: Action for Daniel K. Libby 52 EDITOR keep people from succeeding. Survival Bill Lueders OFFICE MANAGER Rebecca Nathanson Elizabeth D. Miller 53 Inside Jokes WEB EDITOR 29 Taking Choice to the Next Level How a prison comedy program & AUDIENCE POETRY EDITOR Reproductive justice also means featuring Fred Armisen has ENGAGEMENT Jules Gibbs COORDINATOR helping poor families who want helped transform inmates’ lives. PROOFREADERS Kassidy Tarala to have kids. Hallie Lieberman Diana Cook Amy Littlefield ASSOCIATE EDITOR Catherine Cronin 58 BOOK EXCERPT Emilio Leanza Q: What Policy Change Would Henry Wallace and the Fight EDITORIAL INTERN 36 CONTRIBUTING EDITOR Nuha Dolby Have the Biggest Impact on Against American Fascism Alexandra Tempus Alleviating Poverty? John Nichols PUBLISHING INTERN Elise Gould, Anastasia Christman, EDITOR-AT-LARGE Madison Deyo INTERVIEW Ruth Conniff Jitu Brown 61 PSS PROJECT INTERN ‘We Need Both Equity and Rights’ ART DIRECTOR Bryanna Allen 38 Hell No, You Can’t Go Felicia Wong of the Roosevelt Kerstin Vogdes Diehn Non-compete agreements chain Institute on how to reclaim FDR’s even low-wage workers to their vision for America. current employers. Norman Stockwell The Progressive tackles the forces distorting our Sharon Johnson economy, corrupting our democracy, and imperiling 64 BOOKS our planet, and champions peace, civil liberties, 42 The Fight Against Preemption Religion and the Left equality, and justice. Colorado beat back laws to Erik Gunn prevent local governments from improving worker pay and This issue of The Progressive, Volume 84, Number 2, conditions. Bryce Covert went to press on March 25, 2020. DEPARTMENTS Editorial correspondence should be addressed to EDITOR’S NOTE LETTERS 5 9 The Progressive, 30 West Mifflin Street, Suite 703, More Relevant than Ever 10 BLAST FROM THE PAST Madison, WI 53703, or to editorial@progressive. 6 COMMENT NO COMMENT org. The Real Epidemic Is Poverty 11 Subscription rates: U.S. - One year $29.70; The Reverend William J. Barber II ON THE LINE 12 Canadian - One year $40; Foreign - One year $45. FURTHER COMMENT Food Workers Face the 8 Pandemic Libraries and institutions - One year (Domestic) A Time for Heroes Lauren Justice, Emilio Leanza $50; (Canadian) $65; (Foreign) $98. Send all Bill Lueders subscription orders and correspondence to: The Progressive, P.O. Box 392, Oregon, IL 61061. For VOICES problems with subscriptions, call toll-free 1 (800) 827-0555. 14 SMART ASS CRIPPLE 18 SMOKING GUN The Direct Care Worker Crisis Embarrassment of Riches The Progressive is published bimonthly with Mike Ervin combined issues in February/March, April/May, June/July, August/September, October/November, MIDDLE AMERICA 16 December/January. Copyright © 2020 by The What Happened to the Revolution? Progressive Inc., 30 West Mifflin Street, Suite 703, Ruth Conniff Madison, WI 53703. Telephone: (608) 257-4626. Publication number (ISSN 0033-0736). Periodicals COLUMNS postage paid at Madison, WI, and additional 66 HEMMING AND HAWING 69 POEMS mailing offices. Printed in the U.S.A. The Lessons We Shouldn’t Learn Getting Dark, Grace Donations: The Progressive survives on donations Negin Farsad Kamilah Aisha Moon from readers. Contributions are tax-deductible 67 MAEVE IN AMERICA 70 VOX POPULIST when you itemize. Mail checks to The Progressive, About Those ‘Illegal Aliens’ The Perils of ‘Small Government’ 30 West Mifflin Street, Suite 703, Madison, WI Maeve Higgins Jim Hightower 53703 or visit www.progressive.org/donate. 68 EDGE OF SPORTS Postmaster: Send address changes to: The A Life Without Sports Progressive, 30 West Mifflin Street, Suite 703, Dave Zirin Madison, WI 53703. www.progressive.org 4 | APRIL / MAY 2020 EDITOR’S NOTE MORE RELEVANT THAN EVER uch of this issue of The Progressive, focused on poverty, and fines; Emily Whitnall on efforts to curb homelessness in was written, edited, and even already laid out on pages Missoula, Montana; Amy Littlefield on the need for a broader Mas the rapid advance of COVID-19 forced dramatic vision of reproductive justice; Mike Kuhlenbeck on a funeral changes in American life. We made what tweaks we could and industry that is now tragically seeing an upsurge in business; replaced a few offerings, but the package is mostly the same and, and an interview with Felicia Wong of the Roosevelt Institute. we think, more relevant and vital than ever. Addressing the needs of the poor is no longer a long-term That’s because, in the weeks and months ahead, the working goal honored mostly in the breach. It is, as Barber argues, a poor will be among the pandemic’s primary targets as they con- moral imperative and now, a practical necessity. We just can’t tinue to provide essential services. The people on the frontlines keep underpaying the most important workers in America. of this public health crisis—the ones who can’t simply stay home We are also heading rapidly toward an election that will and wait it out—are low-wage workers in what are now high- decide the future of the nation. There is no need to despair risk professions: health care providers and nursing home staff, at the narrowing of the choice on the Democratic side; the grocery store clerks, child-care providers, drug store employees, struggle over what the party stands for is ongoing—as John bus drivers and truckers, gig economy workers, and home health Nichols reminds us in the excerpt from his new book on Henry care attendants (see Mike Ervin’s column). Wallace, The Fight for the Soul of the Democratic Party.
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