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The politics of poverty in the 118th Congress
House Republicans, goaded on by their most extreme members, are likely to push hard this year for deep cuts in poverty-important...
David Beckmann
Feb 28, 20232 min read

It's Still Possible to End Hunger
The World Food Program says that the number of people suffering acute food insecurity has jumped to 345 million, with 49 million...
David Beckmann
Dec 19, 20223 min read


Congress Agrees on Appropriations Legislation
It’s good news that Congress this week approved appropriations legislation for the current fiscal year. The budget and appropriations...
David Beckmann
Mar 12, 20222 min read


A New Community
I was recently appointed Dean’s Advisor for Political and Economic Justice at Virginia Theological Seminary. This is a three-year...
David Beckmann
Feb 21, 20222 min read


An Early Thanksgiving
The House of Representatives passed the Build Back Better bill on the morning of November 19. Assuming it will also pass the Senate, this...
David Beckmann
Nov 19, 20211 min read

The Investment and Jobs Act Will Help Reduce Poverty
I’m delighted by the bipartisan enactment of the Investment and Jobs Act. It includes major components that will disproportionately...
David Beckmann
Nov 11, 20212 min read


A Personal Update
Big things are happening now in our nation and for me personally. Congress is negotiating a transformational recovery package, including...
David Beckmann
Oct 8, 20212 min read


Support the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
These 17 Republican senators and all the Democratic senators voted together last night to begin debate on the bipartisan infrastructure...
David Beckmann
Jul 29, 20212 min read


Bread for the World Now
In this week’s webcast, Eugene Cho talks about Bread for the World, the nation’s largest faith-based advocacy organization on issues...
David Beckmann
Jun 27, 20213 min read


The Politics of Global Poverty and a Push to Reduce Child Malnutrition
President Biden has this week launched an international initiative to bring COVID under control all over the world. We know from his...
David Beckmann
Jun 13, 20213 min read


The Strengths of Ecumenical Protestants
My experience as president of Bread for the World convinced me that faith-based legislative advocacy works. Bread and its members win...
David Beckmann
Jun 6, 20213 min read

Asking Young People to Help us Build Back Better
What an honor to receive an honorary doctorate from the College of the Holy Cross. My brief remarks encouraged the students and their...
David Beckmann
Jun 2, 20211 min read


Faith-Based Organizing and Low-Income People Speaking Up for Themselves
Long-term polling data indicates that political participation among low-income and less educated voters has been consistently low for...
David Beckmann
May 30, 20212 min read


Build Back Better - Through the Eyes of Faith
How familiar are you with President Biden’s economic recovery proposals? Have you thought through the big economic decisions our nation’s...
David Beckmann
May 26, 20211 min read


Poverty, God, Politics Webcast Series
Our nation and world are still suffering the pandemic, our nation’s politics are still broken, and most white Christians would vote again...
David Beckmann
Apr 11, 20212 min read

The American Jobs Act
President Biden’s first big piece of legislation, the American Rescue Plan, is already delivering very substantial help to low-income...
David Beckmann
Apr 5, 20213 min read

Biden and Economic Opportunity for All
U.S. policies have shifted more to the benefit of poor and near-poor people in President Biden’s first month than in any month in the...
David Beckmann
Feb 11, 20213 min read

One Win and Two Challenges
The nation is exhausted by COVID and now more deeply divided by President Trump’s shameless challenge to the election results. But in the...
David Beckmann
Dec 10, 20203 min read

Biden’s Anti-Poverty Strategy
Vice President Biden has charted a course to put us on track toward ending poverty in America. A diverse array of church leaders have...
David Beckmann
Oct 5, 20202 min read


We Had Given Up Hope
Advocates on hunger and poverty issues won a surprising victory last week - a major allocation of funding for nutrition assistance. The...
Rev. David Beckmann
Sep 28, 20203 min read
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