While Henry David Thoreau preached simplicity, Lorine Niedecker simply lived it. On a sunny Saturday in August,...
Poverty
Social innovators show how assumptions and stereotypes of those living in poverty can shift. Introduction Approximately 80%...
He was a multi-skilled communicator who devoted his life to doggedly advocating for social change. Introduction “I...
Poverty is and should be considered a major risk factor for death in the U.S. Research published...
Municipal market clerks closely supervised and controlled food retailing in order to protect consumers. In 1913 municipal...
Commodity trading firms made a killing last year “Gambling on the basics of life”. As much of...
How voucher expansion can increase opportunities for both preventing and exiting homelessness. Testimony the House Financial Services...
State policies can supplement the federal credit to deliver additional benefits to children and families. By Sophie...
What you should know about child poverty and its impact on children. Introduction Poverty means more than...
Eligible people still wait months or even years after being approved for assisted housing. Introduction At a...
The monthly child poverty rate increased from 12.1% in December to 17% in January. The number of...
Spending on kids has huge benefits, not just for kids themselves, but for society. Introduction It was...
An evidence-based policy movement is arming the fight with tools and programs that are more effective than...
The state of poverty in fact covers a variety of situations, but always leads to exclusion, primarily...
Millions of Americans struggle to pay their bills each month, despite earning wages well above the federal...
How segregated U.S. cities are organized as a residential caste system. U.S. cities are deeply segregated, often...
The fact that nearly half the world’s population is still struggling to escape poverty while global temperatures...
It’s a crisis that’s testing families, communities, and the social safety net. By Christianna Silva Introduction With...
For many of the children who don’t get enough to eat, the consequences could last a lifetime....
How global poverty relates to hunger and how you can take action to save lives. Around the...
An economist explains what it would cost to give SNAP benefits to all Americans in households earning...
These efforts are growing due to the coronavirus pandemic. They involve partnerships with school districts, food banks...
Many studies conducted in recent years tie lower poverty rates for children to better health and higher...
Our society has not taxed itself to make sure that all kids have great schools. By Dr....
The U.S. has a robust food supply chain and a social safety net in place that could,...
Americans have found it harder to grapple with the issue of food insecurity as a wealthy nation....
The ways in which religion sustains the status quo for poor and politically subjugated groups. By Dr....
The problem is that homeless people cannot afford the housing that is available to people of sufficient...
Plato’s Nomoi and the Book of Deuteronomy dealt intensively with the fissures between rich and poor within...
Elites feared falling into poverty and tried to keep the evil eye away with laughable figures. By...