The Poverty Line
November 28, 2013An Internet fairy tale for the age of austerity: Linda Tirado’s essay about being poor and making bad decisions could catapult her into the middle-class.
November 28, 2013Is Congress pushes austerity, how can we re-declare war on poverty?
November 26, 2013Reflecting the reality of our times, the pope has released his first major work, urging global leaders to fight poverty and growing inequality.
November 20, 2013House Republicans are balking at renewing long-term unemployment insurance. But more austerity could be devastating for the recovery.
November 19, 2013Struggling parents whose lives are derailed by recent food stamp cuts shared their stories with members of Congress yesterday.
November 18, 2013This isn’t how a 'free market' is supposed to work.
November 12, 2013A new documentary captures the struggles faced by a Brooklyn public school in an impoverished neighborhood.
November 8, 2013Congressional cuts to the food stamp program went into effect this week, making it much harder for struggling families to make ends meet.
November 6, 2013A new proposal would increase Social Security benefits for seniors struggling to pay bills.
November 4, 2013The latest report from Half in Ten, a nonprofit started in 2007 that aims to cut the number of people living in poverty in the US in half in ten years. Find out how they're doing.
