The classic promise of the American dream is that no matter where you grew up, no matter how poor you were as a kid, you can ...

He is the author of “Within Our Means,” a biweekly newsletter on ending poverty in America. The classic promise of the American dream is that no matter where you grew up, no matter how poor ...

Recipients saw lasting benefits, a study finds. July 31, 2024 That poverty in the United States is so multifaceted, whether urban or rural, can make it seem daunting to tackle. But some of the New ...

Oklahomans should look askance at anything that impedes their freedom to create and build their own businesses, including ...

He is the author of “Within Our Means,” a biweekly newsletter on ending poverty in America. How many people are living in poverty in America? It depends on whom you ask. If it’s the US ...

Poverty in the United States presents a complex mosaic of challenges and disparities. As the latest census data reveals — Census Bureau’s 2022 American Community Survey — poverty rates ...

The team believe this is likely to be an underestimate of the true number because of limitations in US census data. Other key findings from the study include: From 1990, plumbing poverty shifted ...

More than 38 million people live in poverty in the United States—the wealthiest country in the world. Oxfam exposes the realities of life for working poor people and offers pragmatic solutions to ...

The Gulf Coast is a special region of the US—home to extraordinary people and history. It is also uniquely exposed to risk from climate hazards, both because of its unusual geography as well as due to ...

I had no advance hint of last Thursday’s Inquirer headline, “SWS: Self-Rated Poverty at 63%, highest since ’03” (Inquirer.net, 1/9/25). I suppose it was the 21-year gap, from the 64 percent of ...

(The Center Square) – Low-income households are becoming increasingly dependent on government welfare and entitlement programs rather than work paychecks, according to a new report from the ...