Are You a Poverty Abolitionist?

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I have spent my life dedicated to ending poverty, and during my lifetime we have made great strides in that effort.

The fraction of the world’s population in extreme poverty dropped from about four in ten in 1990 to one in ten in 2024. The fraction of Americans below the US Census Bureau’s best measure of poverty dropped from three in ten in 1967 to about one in ten in 2024.

These numbers reflect what can happen when governments make good decisions, leaders stay focused, and people organize to push for change.

But that progress has stopped. This is partly because of the Trump administration. In Poverty Abolitionists, I write about ten effective ways we can push back against MAGA and get progress against poverty going again.

I hope you will pre-order the book and join me in this effort. And I’m hoping you or your organization will amplify my promo video (shown above) on social media so that this important message—ending poverty is possible—reaches more people. My hope is that the book’s message will inspire more people to take action and get progress going again. But first they need to hear about it.

You can either share the video I have already posted on my Facebook, LinkedIn, or Bluesky. Or download the video, with captions, on Dropbox.