poverty

Japan's Missing People: On the Trail of the Johatsu

By Joseph Hincks / Tokyo

The Richest Americans Live 10 Years Longer than the Poorest

By Alice Park

Jennifer Garner Delivers Passionate Speech About Helping Children

By Ale Russian / People

Eliminating Waste Can Feed the Hungry—All of Them

By Judith Rodin
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Overcooling Buildings Is Wasting Millions

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

Americans Are Making More Money, Except for the Ones That Aren't

The not-so-good news from the new Census figures

By Belinda Luscombe

Making Bail Makes All the Difference for People in Poverty

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

How Race and Poverty Can Affect Early Death

The connection between race, poverty and early death is well known. But how exactly do these factors contribute to dying early? A new study starts to tease out the reasons

By Alice Park

Why Do Millennials Have Kids Before Marriage? Jobs

A new study shows that high school graduates are now the fastest growing group of unmarried parents

By Belinda Luscombe

CAIR Official: Reckless Leaders Are Fueling Racial Balkanization of the U.S.

Even people with good intentions are speaking in ways that do not help

By Jimmy Jones

UNICEF Paints Grim Future for the World's Children

Millions more will live in destitution

By Casey Quackenbush

Why a 68-Year-Old Man in Nepal Went Back to School

His initially wary classmates started calling him "father"

By Caterina Clerici

What Bill Gates Would Do if He Were Living On $2 a Day

The richest man in the world thinks poultry is the next big thing

By Kathleen Elkins / Business Insider

Paul Ryan’s New Plan Will Put More Families in Poverty

The Democratic counterproposal is simple: let’s invest in what works

By Rep. Barbara Lee

Why Flint's Life Expectancy Is Below the National Average

Economic decline contributing to poor health

By Josh Sanburn

How We Can Teach Kids to Behave Themselves Online

These are today's best ideas

By The Aspen Institute

Meet the MMA Fighter Hoping to Heal Pakistan

Pakistan's "godfather of MMA" has set up a gym to keep young, uneducated Pakistanis out of the clutches of fundamentalists

By Helen Regan / Lahore

Hong Kong’s Newest Conflict with China Is Over Independence

It’s a Saturday night in a crowded mall in one of Hong Kong’s northern suburbs, and Edward Leung is trying to sell hundreds of shoppers on a decidedly uncommercial message. “Ignite the revolution to reclaim...

By Simon Lewis/Hong Kong

Pediatricians Should 'Screen' Kids for Poverty, Says Group

It’s not a direct medical condition, but experts say poverty can have a major impact on children’s health, and doctors should be asking families about their financial situation

By Alice Park

Melinda Gates: 'Poverty is Sexist'

Women are more likely to be impoverished, and it’s harder for them to break out of it

By Melinda French Gates
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