Poverty isn’t just a statistic, but a complicated web of challenges encountered by millions worldwide. Yet, it’s often ...

Matthew Desmond is a Princeton University professor and the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, a Pulitzer Prize, a PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award, and a National Book Critics Circle award. His ...

Eviction for lack of ability to pay rent is a symptom of pernicious poverty; the best way to fix eviction is to help people pay their rent. Poverty causes eviction. It’s pretty simple. When people are ...

Why does child abuse happen? A new public service announcement says most people think it’s a “bad parent problem,” but the ad suggests “the root causes may be different than you think.” This message ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Poverty, combined with high levels of inflammation, was ...

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Maryland Gov. Wes Moore presented legislation he's championing to address child poverty to state lawmakers on Wednesday, laying out a locally focused plan to attack the root causes of concentrated ...

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News yesterday that the poverty rate has risen to 13.2%, its highest point in over a decade, was naturally met with consternation from pundits who speculated that the trends have deeper roots than the ...

Why does child abuse happen? A new public service announcement says most people think it’s a “bad parent problem,” but the ad suggests “the root causes may be different than you think.” This message ...