The Poverty Line

The annual release of the Census poverty data is the one day the mainstream media will discuss poverty. But here are five other important findings you might have missed.

A new study by Demos recommends capping executive pay as a requirement for government contracts to cut down on income inequality.

If you have a college degree your income has risen in the last two decades. If you don't, it hasn't.

For the 11th time in 12 years, poverty has worsened or stayed the same. We’ve long known what to do to take the next steps in the fight against poverty. But we’re not doing it.

The Labor Department and California raise the wages of the working poor — how about we extend the good news nationwide?

Most experts agree that the way the government measures poverty is out of date. We take a look at how it got so far off, and how experts recommend fixing it.

The news is that there's really no news, despite another year when the economy was supposed to be recovering.

Employers like Wal-Mart and McDonald's have fought hard to keep wages low, but the working poor are fighting back.

On the anniversary of the March on Washington, the president noted how far we have come. But we still have a ways to go, and Obama should take action when he can, where he can.

Greg Kaufmann asks two economists: "How could we return to broad wage growth for all workers?"