A unique analysis of district-level data reveals why inequality is so destructive to the home consumption welfare of people living below the poverty line, especially during times of significant ...

Less than one-third of the money that individuals give to charity goes to causes that serve the needs of poor people, and wealthy people give a smaller share for this purpose than do other Americans, ...

“Inequality is bad for economic growth and bad for poverty reduction. In the past researchers were not able to exactly quantify the effect of inequality in the context of economic shocks. This graph ...

An online influencer has sparked a firestorm debate after calling for the government to feed “prison loaf” to poor people instead of giving them SNAP benefits to buy food. Diane Yap is going viral for ...

Policymakers are in a box: Social Security is $25 trillion out of whack, the only way in-whack it is to raise taxes or cut benefits, and Americans oppose both. Pretty much all Americans oppose raising ...

Being able to work and, more specifically, having financial stability are some of the things that craft a person’s societal “deservingness” for basic respect, understanding, and support, according to ...

Most people who grew up poor didn't get the same luxuries as everyone else. From low-quality schools to not-the-safest neighborhoods, poor people live in a state of discomfort that many don't ...