On Tuesday, Gov. Josh Shapiro will deliver his first annual state budget address to the Pennsylvania General Assembly. While he hasn’t unveiled the details of his proposal, Shapiro has signaled that ...

Why isn’t everyone in dire poverty, hungry, diseased, illiterate, missing teeth, eking out a subsistence existence in the wilderness, and making do with Stone Age technology? After all, that’s how we ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A nonprofit is working tirelessly in the Twin Cities and across the country to help break the cycle of poverty for moms and their kids. The Jeremiah Program was founded in the 90s in ...

While many of us are starting fresh with New Year’s resolutions, it's important to remember that for many, just surviving another day is a struggle. Poverty isn’t just about a lack of income — it's a ...

It’s hard to save money. “I have a daughter that goes to after-school care that I have to pay for,” one Pennsylvania mother said. “I have the gas to get to work. I have to pay fees for the turnpike to ...

The World Bank’s new mission is to end extreme poverty and boost shared prosperity on a livable planet. The "Poverty, Prosperity, and Planet. Pathways Out of the Polycrisis" report evaluates progress ...

When the British flooded China with opium in the nineteenth century, they did not merely poison a people; they paralyzed a civilization. China’s national will was broken, its economy dismantled, and ...

Census figures last year showed Reading to be the poorest city of its size in the country. Census figures last year showed Reading to be the poorest city of its size in the country. Now, members of ...

Five years ago, around 650 million people lived in poverty across the globe. Today, that number has climbed to more than 800 million. In other words, one out of every ten people on Earth still ...

Cornwall Alliance President E. Calvin Beisner condemned climate alarmist "colonialism," arguing for prosperity enabled by ...

The fastest path to reducing poverty and inequality is through job creation, particularly for youth, women, and vulnerable populations. A business-as-usual approach will not suffice; instead, comprehe ...

In only a single generation, Singapore transformed from a struggling port city into one of the wealthiest and most ...