The history of capitalism, as portrayed in academia and among much of the media, is a sad story. It’s one of smokestacks, sweatshops, child labor, robber barons, social stratification and general ...

The real poverty line should be set at $140,000 to meet growing costs for housing, childcare and other expenses, a strategist ...

The U.S. poverty rate saw its largest one-year increase in history. 12.4% of Americans now live in poverty according to new 2022 data from the U.S. census, an increase from 7.4% in 2021. Child poverty ...

This chart shows the share of children of official primary school age who were not enrolled in primary education in 2024, by ...

New Census Bureau data highlights sharp contrasts in poverty across the U.S., with some states reporting rates nearly three times higher than others. Over the three-year period from 2022 through 2024, ...

Social Security is arguably the most important program in place for our nation's retired workers. According to the Social Security Administration, more than 60% of retired workers count on their ...

Drawing on the latest evidence, a new World Bank report, Accelerating Poverty Reduction in Africa, revisits the challenges and opportunities to tackle poverty in the region Despite significant ...

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The Madagascar Poverty Assessment report launched in February 2024 provides an account of the evolution of poverty and living conditions in Madagascar in the last decade (2012-2022). These are the ...

A wide achievement gap between low-income students and their wealthier counterparts exists in every state in the nation. The combined NAEP proficiency rate of economically disadvantaged students in ...