Many Americans are struggling financially but don't qualify for aid because they technically make above the poverty line.

Deregulation, defunding of welfare programs, higher taxes on the poor, and weak labor laws lead to high poverty in the United ...

In 2015, then-President Barack Obama committed the United States to achieving newly adopted U.N. global goals by 2030.

"Invisible America" is a poignant film that delves into the harsh realities of poverty in the United States. Through ...

The only way to end the increasingly bleak outlook on poverty is actually to fix the housing crisis and not just talk about ...

The US Census Bureau is directed each year to establish a poverty threshold, but there is very little information accessible on what forms part of that calculation other than they increase as the ...

The number of seniors living in poverty on Long Island spiked dramatically over the past decade. oksanamedvedeva - stock.adobe.com The number of elderly folks living in poverty on Long Island ...

Research shows a possible return to society of $1.24 for every dollar invested in increasing the JobSeeker rate.

A prominent Southern California businessman known as an “Anti-Poverty Advocate” was arrested after allegedly conspiring with ...

This clip could be used to illustrate socio-economic issues within the USA. In the clip, Alvin says “Poverty could decrease if people stopped being lazy.” Encourage students to discuss their ...

About 25% or more of the students in those districts live in households below the poverty line. Those economic conditions have real consequences where geography determines outcome. “In the Lower ...

In the late 1990s the U.S. began exporting thousands of convicts back to Central America each year. In the vacuum of weak governance and poverty in their home country, gang members reproduced ...