The Nation's Greg Kaufmann writes that a program of fighting homelessness by providing homes costs less then many alternatives and may be more effective.

The Nation's Greg Kaufmann reports that, as the weather grows colder and the fiscal cliff approaches, Americans living in affordable housing are worried about how the budget negotiations in Congress will affect them.

The Nation's Greg Kaufmann reports on Cincinnati's janitors, who face low wages and decreasing hours while working for some of the most profitable companies in America.

In the second presidential debate, one candidate used the word “poverty” without saying anything about poverty; the other didn’t use the word at all but managed to speak a fair amount about it.