Poverty Archives

News in Brief

Are We Talking Enough About the Black Middle Class?

When it comes to racial inequality, most of the political conversation centers on black poverty. But this ignores a segment of black America that has attained some measure of success and is being held back from achieving more.

Charles D. Ellison

Economics

It’s Poverty, Not the ‘Teenage Brain,’ That Causes the Most Youth Crime

A new analysis of crime stats suggests that economics trumps biology in causing violent behavior in teenagers.

Lauren Kirchner

Education

We Need to Talk About Our Periods

People, it seems, are comfortable talking about contraception and about girls living in poverty, but not about their periods, which remain a major hurdle to education in places where adequate facilities are non-existent.

Marni Sommer & Bethany Caruso

News in Brief

We Need to Start Thinking About Transportation Like We Do Food or Housing

As poverty rises in American suburbs, all those people still need to get to work in the city.

Francie Diep

News in Brief

The Children of the Prison Boom

Some argue that taking parents who have committed a crime out of the family might be good for children, but the data is in. It’s not.

Lisa Wade

Economics

Trekking Through a Food Desert Surrounded by Farmland

Millions have been spent on initiatives to eliminate food deserts, which are thought to contribute to the increasing incidence of diabetes and obesity in low-income areas. How are disadvantaged people faring in the middle of California, one of the nation's prime agricultural states?

Maria Bustillos