The Poverty Line

Amy Treptow came to Washington to tell her story of climbing out of poverty. Some elected officials were more interested than others.

For the first time, working-age Americans make up a majority of food stamp recipients.

We need to reward enterprises that practice fair pay and stop rewarding those who are making our societies ever more unequal.

Indirectly, the federal government is the largest low-wage employer.

These organizations are all worth watching as they fight for a fairer economy.

Americans aren't moving much, and when they do they're leaving the places with the most opportunity.

MSNBC's Suzy Khimm reports that refusing to expand Medicaid inflicts a great deal of real-world damage on some of Georgia's residents.

The War on Poverty would have been won if years of gains hadn't gone to those at the top.

In theory, everyone agrees that the government should step in to correct market failures. It's the politics that get in the way.

A new report aims to raise awareness of the widespread economic insecurity faced by American women and their children.