Opinion
Social Security helped slash elderly poverty to 9.2 percent in the 20th century – that triumph is now in jeopardy
(THE CONVERSATION) In 1959, more than a third of all elderly Americans lived in poverty. Slashing that number to under 10 percent by the late 1990s was among the great U.S. triumphs of the 20th ...
Child poverty on rise for struggling Scots families welcoming new babies
Child poverty is on the rise for struggling Scots families who have welcomed a new baby into the world. The increase for ...
Gran's hunger strike over child food poverty
A grandmother from Lancashire is going on hunger strike as part of a campaign to end levels of poverty that leave some ...
Poverty-Hit Argentines Rummage for Food Even as Economic Outlook Improves
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Some Argentines, hit by tough austerity under libertarian President Javier Milei, are rummaging for ...
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Climate change undermining efforts to reduce poverty, inequality – WorldBank
The global goal of eradicating extreme poverty, defined as living on $2.15 per person per day, by 2030 remains a formidable ...
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Record 4.5million children living in poverty in the UK: Campaigners issue warning to Labour as they brand rise a 'source of national shame'
‘I am absolutely certain that our reforms, instead of pushing people into poverty, are going to get people into work,’ she told Sky News. ‘And we know that if you move from welfare into ...