August 1, 1991 -
How a hostile takeover on Wall Street polluted a West Virginia community — and how the town fought back.
August 1, 1991 -
Shuttled into dead-end jobs, women forced to participate in the Florida workfare program wind up back on welfare.
August 1, 1991 -
Green Movies: Working on a shoestring budget, two filmmakers give a whole new meaning to the phrase “Lights, Camera — Action!”
August 1, 1991 -
Green Movies: A new film from Appalshop helps Appalachian residents document their own stories and struggles.
August 1, 1991 -
Workfare got its start along the back roads of Arkansas, but today the program punishes more women than it employs.
August 1, 1991 -
Poor Texans ordered to find work find themselves trapped in a bureaucratic maze that ignores the realities of poverty
August 1, 1991 -
This article originally appeared in Southern Exposure Vol. 19 No. 2, "Punishing the Poor." Find more from that issue here.
