Princeton University sociologist Matthew Desmond explores why poverty persists in America — and how to end it — in his new book, "Poverty, By America." Why does poverty persist in America, the richest ...

Poverty is usually looked at as a socioeconomic problem, rather than as a health problem, but it is as big a health problem as smoking or obesity. Because of poverty, the average low-income person ...

For years, state leaders have treated tax cuts as a shortcut to prosperity — but this policy isn’t working and it's leaving people behind ...

It takes one look at state data to see that Lucas County has a poverty problem. As many Toledoans live below the poverty line a new University of Toledo study is offering insight on the issue. "[This] ...

Each year, the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies looks at poverty in the Buckeye State and how it is affects our kids. State of Poverty report numbers came from 2022. In that year, the ...

Because this year will mark the 50th anniversary of the “war on poverty,” we can expect many comments and commemorations of this landmark legislation in the development of the American welfare state.

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Even as incomes rose in 2023, the number of Americans living in poverty went up. More and more people are struggling to afford their basic needs. But this is a problem we can actually solve. With a ...

Over the past half-century, virtually all aspects of social life have deteriorated in America. We spend less time with fewer friends, form fewer families and have turned away from organized civic life ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Childhood poverty was associated with increases in externalizing problems, but not internalizing, over time in ...

When I left the house, that’s when everything started happening…. When I was in the house, did the kids get taken away? No. When I was in the house, did my mom get kicked out of the house? No. When I ...

Amid increasing economic problems and poverty in Turkey, the Ankara Medical Chamber held a press conference about poverty, which drives the health and healthcare system away from a state of complete ...