America has a larger proportion of poor children than Russia.” That’s right: Russia. Outrageous as they seem, the assertions are true — at least in the sense that they line up with official statistics ...

Even if SNAP contingency funds are released, millions of Americans—especially single mothers, Latinos, and Blacks—still face ...

The United States is one of the wealthiest countries in the world, yet over 10 percent of people – nearly 40 million – live in poverty. It's... The Roots of Poverty in America The United States is one ...

Thousands of South Sudanese refugees and impoverished locals in Uganda saw a brighter future with a new USAID-funded project.

The classic promise of the American dream is that no matter where you grew up, no matter how poor you were as a kid, you can still have a path to financial stability in the United States as long as ...

"Parts of the United States are as poor as the Third World" according to a recent United Nations report on global inequality. Any doubts about poverty in America have been erased by the plight of New ...

In response to the U.S. Census Bureau’s release of new data on poverty and incomes in 2024, Rebecca Riddell, Oxfam America’s Economic Justice Senior Policy Lead, said: “Today’s Census data affirms the ...

When the system thrives and profits off brokenness, who’s truly there for those caught in it? This is how the ...

NEW YORK -- From "Crazy Rich Asians" to the model minority myth, there is a stereotype that all Asian Americans are doing just fine financially. But Asian Americans have some of the highest poverty ...

Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. Most poor people are not black or brown. Most poor people are white. They ...