A disturbing statistic revealing the dismal state of health in America is that more than 40% of the population is obese ...

U.S. inequality is also shaped by historic and continued racial and ethic discrimination. Our economy was built on a ...

One in six American children under 5 lives in poverty — a crisis that shapes health, education and opportunity. PBS’s "Born ...

Any doubts about poverty in America have been erased by the plight of New Orleans, where 30% lived below the official poverty line. Two-thirds of New Orleans' residents are African Americans, and news ...

The poverty rate in the United States increased last year, the first increase in 13 years, according to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the poverty rate was 12.4%, up 4.6% from 2021, according to the ...

The U.S. has one of the highest child poverty rates among wealthy nations. Here’s a look at some struggles kids living in poverty face. Kaylie, pictured in the 2012 documentary “Poor Kids” and the ...

Press Play with Madeleine Brand US is world’s richest country. Why does it have so much poverty? The book “Poverty, By America” argues that we can end poverty in this country – if those who are better ...

The US shutdown is thawing, but winter is coming to New York, where one in four residents live in poverty alongside the ...