Watch the prologue from "Born Poor" — a documentary made over 14 years that follows kids in three families who try to overcome poverty from childhood through the teen years to young adulthood.

The U.S. has one of the highest child poverty rates among wealthy countries. Here’s a look at struggles kids living in poverty face, including access to food, healthcare and education.

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 ...

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 ...

Not long ago, obesity was popularly considered a disease of affluence — the product of excess and overindulgence. Today, obesity is increasingly recognized as a disease of poverty, rooted in ...

President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff regime is already reshaping global trade and spiking government customs revenue. But ...

Joe Thomas is The Daily Signal’s Virginia correspondent. He is a 37-year broadcasting veteran with 17 years covering Virginia from the marches to the memorials and everything in between. Ever since ...

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 ...

What is a conservative approach to fixing poverty? Republican leaders in Utah explored answers to that question at the annual ...

According to the latest Census data, more than 17 percent of Joplin residents live below the federal poverty line, which this ...