Rousseau was a repeat entrant in the prestigious Dijon Prize contests and actually won the coveted award a second time in 1754 for his “Discourse on the Origin and Basis of Inequality Among Men.” In ...

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While American society is especially good among wealthy countries at producing poverty, it is especially bad at making the lives of the poor tolerable.

About 1 in 9 Americans are facing poverty today. But more than half of the people residing in the US will experience poverty at some point in their adult lives.

America's poverty line is letting millions slip through the cracks — here's how we could fix it By Juliana Kaplan , Noah Sheidlower , and Allie Kelly ...