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  1. Why “Can’t Make Ends Meet” Trumps “Poverty” Claudia Pedroza, Karla Osorio
    7 Jul 2014 … New research has found that the language used to describe struggling Americans is turning off the very people it's supposed to help. Continue reading
  2. Poverty Is Rising Much Faster in Suburbs Than in Cities
    1 Jan 2015 … Read one struggling suburban mom's efforts to keep her family afloat. Continue reading
  3. Marco Rubio’s “Anti-Poverty” Agenda Would Create Two Americas
    1 Jan 2014 … The presidential hopeful unveiled his new ideas, but it turns out they're not so new after all. Continue reading
  4. On ‘Independent Lens’: ‘Rich Hill’ and a Vanishing American Dream
    8 Aug 2014 … A new documentary, Rich Hill, sheds a light on rural, white poverty. Continue reading
  5. Now Is the Perfect Time to Fight Poverty Wages Fast food workers announce a global protest for a higher minimum wage outside a McDonald's restaurant in Manhattan on May 7, 2014. (BillMoyers.com/Neha Tara Mehta)
    5 May 2014 … We’re at a critical moment in our economic recovery. Continue reading
  6. “The New Public” Tackles Poverty and Education
    11 Nov 2013 … A new documentary captures the struggles faced by a Brooklyn public school in an impoverished neighborhood. Continue reading
  7. In Obama’s Budget, Poverty Initiatives Face an Uphill Battle President Barack Obama speaks to reporters in the White House briefing room in Washington, Friday, March 1, 2013, following after meeting with congressional leaders regarding the automatic spending cuts. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
    4 Apr 2013 … Deborah Weinstein says the best things in the president's budget probably won't became policy, while the not-so-great things probably will. Continue reading
  8. Stars, Wonks Focus on the Fact That One in Three Americans Lives at or Near Poverty School food service worker Alina Mendoza stands in the kitchen of Scott Elementary School in Topeka, Kan. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner)
    1 Jan 2014 … A new report aims to raise awareness of the widespread economic insecurity faced by American women and their children. Continue reading
  9. The Concentration of Wealth and the Spread of Poverty
    12 Dec 2012 … The amount the richest 1 percent of Americans are earning has 'almost tripled since 1980,' and 'we've wiped out 20 years of increases and wealth for the middle American.' Continue reading
  10. One Path Out of Poverty for Migrant Workers: Incubator Farms Mauricio Soto, 44, is Viva’s general manager, in addition to running his own farm. (Photo: Amanda Wilson / Viva.)
    9 Sep 2014 … Incubator farms help seasonal workers start their own businesses, where they get better pay and the support of a community. Continue reading