since the EITC lowers wages and the current minimum wage is still a poverty wage for many families, it is a missed opportunity for the federal government and the more than 40 cities and seven ...

In Davos, politicians and people from the business world discussed the fight against poverty. In fact, such conferences are completely pointless in the fight against poverty. In his speech, Javier Mil ...

A couple of the states with the highest poverty rates also experienced either sluggish declines since 2012 or, in the case of West Virginia, for example, an outright increase in poverty.

More than 1 billion people have been lifted out of extreme poverty since 1990. In 1990, nearly half of the population in the developing regions lived on less than $1.25 a day. This rate dropped to ...

Labour believes a rising tide of economic growth will lift everyone’s living standards. But that’s unlikely to happen, ...

Many observers would argue that capitalism has only partially delivered on its promise. While billions have been lifted out of poverty globally ... than any time since the Gilded Age; financial ...

Billionaire's wealth has grown faster last year, and now the world can expect at least 5 trillionaires within a decade, even ...

He said, "You don't get out of poverty by magic ... Upon taking office, he predicted potential inflation rates of up to 15,000% and has since taken drastic steps to address the crisis, including ...