Paul Ryan declined to invite struggling mother Tianna Gaines-Turner to speak before his poverty hearing, but here's what she would have said.

In These Times' Sarah Jaffe reports on a new bill passed by the Oregon state legislature that would eliminate upfront college costs for students.

Sequestration mandates made housing less affordable than ever. Congressional inaction will keep it that way.

Congressman Jim McDermott described Ryan's hearing on poverty perfectly when he said: “This hearing is surreal… You are not living in the real world.”

The foreclosure crisis hit African Americans particularly hard with disastrous consequences for many communities, writes Laura Gottesdiener.

Zaid Jilani takes a look at the Wall Street connections of two economists on President Obama's shortlist of replacements for Ben Bernanke at the Federal Reserve.

At a hearing called by Paul Ryan to examine the War on Poverty, the activist and nun explained that government programs help millions every year.

See why US fast food workers are walking off the job this week in what organizers say is the largest strike in the industry’s history.

Review thought-provoking articles and columns about Detroit's bankruptcy and what it says about the past and future of America's cities.

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan has the opportunity to listen to and learn from an advocate on the front lines of the poverty battle tomorrow. Will he take it?