Topic: Poverty & Economic Inequality

More than 75 percent of school districts reported school lunch debt in the previous school year, and 40 percent say their debt is growing.

The rule would slash benefits for those families that do not quite meet the program's poverty threshold, but are still food insecure.

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The House voted to raise the federal minimum wage, but the bill will face opposition in the Republican-controlled Senate.

The Union of Concerned Scientists warns that extreme heat days will become more frequent and severe if carbon emissions continue at current levels.

A new book blames the Baby Boomers for Millennials' economic woes—and lets Reagan off the hook.

Two new books argue that the attention economy is unsustainable—for people, and for the planet.

Some local governments are hoping that, once dollar stores are banned, grocery stores will come to food deserts.

Women and minority farmers and ranchers receive disproportionately less credit than their white male counterparts.

An estimated 524,000 children work unimaginably long hours in America's grueling agricultural fields, and it's all perfectly legal.

Food insecurity increases in the summer, but providers who want to get free meals to kids say they're restricted by an onerous and outdated program.

The program is the first in the country to introduce drug testing as an eligibility requirement.

An innovative new study suggests that the benefits of employment should be shared widely, even in a future where jobs are scarce.

New research casts doubt on the trendy diagnosis of "hopelessness."

As more students search for their next meal, there's increasing demand for programs that go beyond the food pantry.

On Wednesday, Sanders picked up the mantle from FDR, arguing that only democratic socialism can provide true freedom—and a bulwark against despotism.

A big new report debunks a number of generational clichés about Millennials—but emphasizes the economic struggles they still face.

A new report finds that around half of all college students fear running out of food before having the money to buy more.

Arnade demonstrates the virtues of a journalism based on empathy. But he also shows that empathy alone is insufficient without a sharper historical and political analysis.

The roughly 40 million Americans who use food assistance programs are also helping to create jobs.

A new memo could have a chilling effect on both family-based immigration and participation in public-benefit programs.

People gather to ask the McDonald’s corporation to raise workers' wages to a $15 minimum wage as well as demand the right to a union on May 23rd, 2019, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

An annual Federal Reserve Board report found that more Americans are financially secure in 2018. Most of them are white.

Two separate studies highlight Sri Lanka's increased risk to changing weather patterns that are driving extensive changes in both living standards and livelihoods.