A popular blogger says the real poverty line for a family of four is around $140,000. There has been pushback.

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 ...

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 ...

In response to the U.S. Census Bureau’s release of new data on poverty and incomes in 2024, Rebecca Riddell, Oxfam America’s Economic Justice Senior Policy Lead, said: “Today’s Census data affirms the ...

The number of Americans living in poverty, according to the nation’s official definition, fell slightly to about 36.8 million in 2023, the Census Bureau announced on September 10, 2024. The data ...

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 ...

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The presidential election has made one thing clear: the candidates have very different ideas about which Americans are at the center of their policies. And that matters, especially when it comes to ...

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) reports that poverty in Latin America fell to a historic low of 27.3% in 2023. This marks a 1.5% decrease from 2022 and a 5% decline ...

Experts say much will depend on whether the expanded credits continue. There were times throughout the COVID-19 pandemic when Maeghan Murdock worried about how her family -- which includes a newborn - ...