Tag: poverty

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...

The Democratic candidates are missing an opportunity to pitch sweeping criminal justice reform as an economic justice issue.

"A novel way to take health care etc. away from people AND make it look like there are fewer poor people – change the formula."

The Federal Reserve alone could do the job.