A disturbing statistic revealing the dismal state of health in America is that more than 40% of the population is obese ...

U.S. inequality is also shaped by historic and continued racial and ethic discrimination. Our economy was built on a ...

The poverty rate in the United States increased last year, the first increase in 13 years, according to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the poverty rate was 12.4%, up 4.6% from 2021, according to the ...

People with poverty-level family income or increasing debt levels during early adulthood have higher odds of premature death, ...

One in six American children under 5 lives in poverty — a crisis that shapes health, education and opportunity. PBS’s "Born ...

A 2025 survey commissioned by MetLife found 1 in 7 (15%) of U.S. pet owners experience “pet poverty,” struggling to pay for ...

How soft euphemisms turn the suffering of millions into an abstraction stripped of emotion or urgency. Plus, examples of straight talk that will rally supporters.

WASHINGTON — Most U.S. adults think personal choices are a major driver of poverty and homelessness, according to a new poll, while fewer blame a lack of government support. However, just over half ...

Press Play with Madeleine Brand US is world’s richest country. Why does it have so much poverty? The book “Poverty, By America” argues that we can end poverty in this country – if those who are better ...

The Nebraska Legislature mandated the plans, but it isn’t funding any of the follow-through, and federal cuts are likely to ...