Tag: poverty

These poll results come as President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Package will be voted on tomorrow in the House.

Fifty years later, Congress and the nation are again debating a major boost in government support for families with children.

A decades-long wealth grab by the richest Americans has left millions of Americans on the brink of poverty — and poverty begets violence.

But how does this compare to the worst forms of poverty in other countries?

"We should prioritize eradicating poverty, not war."

A government program to help poor, rural Indonesians through direct cash payments had the unexpected effect of reducing deforestation by 30 percent in participating villages.

Some civilian oversight bodies prompt improvements in policing, but many have little power. Advocates are trying to change that.

Billionaires are soaring, while poor kids are losing more.

We pretend that we are a fair and equal culture. And yet we let rampant greed take over.

Who counts as poor in the U.S. today? Measuring the share of the population that experiences poverty is important...