Latin America poverty hits 33-year low but inequality prevails, UN report says
Latin American poverty levels in 2023 fell to a 33-year low, led by progress in Brazil, the United Nations' Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said in a report on Tuesday, ...
Here’s why white poverty should matter to everyone | Column
The African-American leader Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, described as the “closest person we have to Dr. King,” addresses ...
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Child Care Expenses Push an Estimated 134,000 Families Into Poverty Each Year
Robust public investments can lift the weight of the child care affordability crisis off the safety net’s shoulders.
Poverty in the US is a near-death experience – I understand Trump's appeal
Software expert Chris von Simson travels all over the country and says Donald Trump finds his appeal with those who have no ...
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US bans flights to Haiti after three jetliners hit by gunfire
The United States on Tuesday banned all civilian flights to Haiti for a month, a day after three jetliners approaching or ...
More than 10,000 terminally ill Scots dying in poverty every year
Marie Curie Scotland produced the report which also found one in five terminally ill people are dying in fuel poverty in ...
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Climate change shifting ‘energy poverty’ to US South, study finds
MIT researchers found the federal government is not funneling money to households that most need assistance with energy costs ...
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The Kamala Harris ‘Opportunity Agenda for Black Men’ Might Be Good Politics, But History Reveals It Has Flaws
Facing continued racism and discrimination in Northern cities as whites flocked to the suburbs, they struggled to overcome poverty, which increasingly became racialized in the American imagination.
With ACA subsidies set to expire in 2025, millions of Americans stand to lose health insurance
Allowing enhanced subsidies for health insurance bought through ACA marketplaces to expire would cause premiums to soar, experts warn.
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RELEASE: Child Care Expenses Push an Estimated 134,000 Families Into Poverty Each Year
Washington, D.C. — Child care is one of the most expensive items in family budgets. A new Center for American Progress ...
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US bans flights to Haiti as gang violence rages
The United States on Tuesday banned all civilian flights to Haiti for a month, a day after a jetliner was shot at on approach ...
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Affordable Electricity Can Resolve Worldwide Poverty
The poorest Americans are richer than 75 percent of humanity. About 4.56 billion people on this planet are living on less than $10 a day, and billions are living with little to no access to ...