John Bird's poverty diagram shows how far removed the aspiration for welfare spending in 1948 is from today's reality.

Recently, a friend sent me a YouTube clip from one of the entertainment TV channels in Ethiopia. On its Sunday show, it featured a woman proudly presenting a traditional dress with a twist--it was ...

4."Pinto beans (washed, picked, and left in water overnight) and a ham hock. If we were lucky, we'd lucky a couple of bay ...

A low-income family of four in 1950 could still afford rent and utilities for nearly half of Chicago apartments. It's a far ...

A unique analysis of district-level data reveals why inequality is so destructive to the household consumption welfare of people living below the poverty line. During negative economic growth, the ...

ATLANTA — Georgia could allocate extra money to educate poor public school students for the first time under a House budget ...

Political determination accompanied by comprehensive scientific plans, a holistic approach, and numerous strategies can help ...

The Chinese government wants the economy to create more than 12 million new urban jobs in 2025 while facing “more pronounced ...

ASSISI, Italy — As Pope Francis entered his third week in a hospital battling pneumonia, hundreds of pilgrims continued to ...

The Johor government has reaffirmed its commitment to eliminating hardcore poverty in the state, with a targeted timeline of ...