Pandemic-era poverty levels reached a new high in March 2021, right as a new stimulus was passed. That $1.9 trillion package contains several measures that could drastically cut poverty. Still, ...

America's long-running war on poverty "is largely over and a success." I am a researcher who has studied poverty for nearly 20 years in Cleveland, a city with one of the country's highest rates of ...

New projections from the Urban Institute find the poverty rate will drop to 7.7% in 2021. The New York Times reported that would be a decline of about 45% from 2018. Researchers credited stimulus ...

The history of capitalism, as portrayed in academia and among much of the media, is a sad story. It’s one of smokestacks, sweatshops, child labor, robber barons, social stratification and general ...

These charts come from the Census Bureau’s new report, opens new tab on child poverty in America. The first one shows how it has been increasing rapidly since the recession hit — the crisis might have ...

Growing up poor has wide-ranging negative effects. Depending on where they live, America’s poor children are less likely to have access to good public schools and less likely to earn higher wages ...

Hundreds of needy people line up around the block to receive food from embattled 14th District Los Angeles City Council member Kevin de León, during a free food distribution outside his council office ...

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Social Security is arguably the most important program in place for our nation's retired workers. According to the Social Security Administration, more than 60% of retired workers count on their ...