You’ve probably heard of Matthew Desmond’s ideas, even if you haven’t heard his name. He’s an author, MacArthur Fellow, and a ...

In a recent study published in Frontiers in Medicine, a group of researchers investigated whether the combination of chronic inflammation and poverty synergistically increases the 15-year risk of ...

Without Congressional action, the recently released National Academy of Sciences report, “An Updated Measure of Poverty: (Re)Drawing the Line,” could have substantial effects on government program ...

The president’s 2024 budget, released today, calls for reinstating the 2021 expansion of the Child Tax Credit, which dramatically reduced child poverty. The temporary effect of that one-year expansion ...

Most of the people who showed up on Feb. 20 to mourn the passing of 2-year-old A'millah Currie and 9-year-old Darnell Currie Jr., who died in the freezing winter inside a car in a casino parking ...

For most of us, Columbia is such a great place to live and work, still small-town, with plenty of culture, innovation, and education. But beneath its heavily academic veneer lies a stark reality: the ...

MOLINE -- Many children arrive at school in dirty clothes, with an empty stomach and a lingering memory of an explosive, physical argument between family members. The challenge at school for those ...

New York is the only state with a refundable child tax credit that excludes low-income families from accessing the maximum amount, limiting its anti-poverty effect, experts say. If the governor’s ...

Time may be the most important resource there is. “Time poverty” refers to experiencing a lack of sufficient time to fulfill responsibilities, pursue interests, or engage in activities that contribute ...