Some of the best coaches we can find to help struggling children escape poverty may be other children and their families.

You’ve probably heard of Matthew Desmond’s ideas, even if you haven’t heard his name. He’s an author, MacArthur Fellow, and a ...

Why is there so much poverty in the richest nation in the world? That’s the question acclaimed sociologist Matthew Desmond sets out to answer with Poverty, by America. The topic is a familiar one for ...

A disturbing statistic revealing the dismal state of health in America is that more than 40% of the population is obese (defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as having a body mass ...

"Parts of the United States are as poor as the Third World" according to a recent United Nations report on global inequality. Any doubts about poverty in America have been erased by the plight of New ...

The classic promise of the American dream is that no matter where you grew up, no matter how poor you were as a kid, you can still have a path to financial stability in the United States as long as ...

Joe Thomas is The Daily Signal’s Virginia correspondent. He is a 37-year broadcasting veteran with 17 years covering Virginia from the marches to the memorials and everything in between. Ever since ...

Director Monica Strømdahl’s “Flophouse America” provides a visceral documentation of poverty in America. Flophouses are cheap, run-down motels where many people are forced to live when they cannot ...

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 Census Bureau took a baby step toward redefining what is considered poor in America on Tuesday when it released several alternative measurements of poverty, fundamentally revising a ...