Government says civil servants are now among Zimbabwe’s best-paid workers and claims the private sector is unsettled as public sector salaries rise above the poverty line.

Is the number of poor people in India closer to 75 million or 342 million? It is a difference of more than a quarter of a billion lives, and it hinges on where the poverty line is drawn. Over the past ...

While visitors inject $2.8 billion into the economy, the workers serving them face a brutal choice between housing and food as median home prices hit $730,000.

Green, a Wall Street investor, created a buzz in late 2025 by arguing that the U.S. poverty line should be jacked up to ...

This year marks five years since China declared the complete eradication of extreme poverty — an achievement worth reflecting on as economic distress among the poor in the United States circulates on ...

Workers and volunteers hand out food to people at La Colaborativa's food pantry in Chelsea, Massachusetts, on Nov 15. The pantry assists thousands in need every week in the area. JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP ...

A special episode brought to us by our friends at Control F: the surprising history of the federal poverty line.

The state invoked emergency rule-making power for what advocates say will be another emergency, when HIV-positive patients ...

Social Security payments lift an estimated 23.5 million people above the poverty line, a new report has found.

The state invoked emergency rule-making power for what advocates say will be another emergency, when HIV-positive patients lose medication assistance.

Social Security benefits play a vital role in reducing poverty in every state, and they lift more people above the poverty line than any other program in the United States. Without Social Security, 23 ...

Washington, D.C. — A new analysis reveals the persistent inequality in access to nearby nature in the United States across race, ethnicity, and income levels.