April 22, 2004 — -- They do essential jobs but are paid very low wages. They work hard but don’t get ahead. Even tiny setbacks can send them reeling. And when you live paycheck to paycheck, when ...

We learned Tuesday that a record number of Americans are living in poverty, and that the poverty rate--15.1 percent--rose for the fourth straight year. But those raw numbers leave out some key details ...

More than a decade ago, the Emmy-nominated documentary Poor Kids portrayed poverty in America as it’s rarely seen: through the eyes of children. Now, those kids — Brittany, Johnny and Kaylie — are all ...

For children living in poverty, hunger has an impact on learning. A few weeks ago, my wife and I were looking for a movie to watch and, after scrolling for a while, we landed on “Straw,” a Tyler Perry ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a cable news contributor and professor of journalism. $5 million. That’s the price tag on the so-called American Dream. Yes, ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Four Florida cities were among the most “house-poor” cities in America, according to a recent report by Consumer Affairs. Homeowners who spend a significant portion of their ...

Wealth represents more than just social status in America — it can also mean the difference between life and death. Older adults with the fewest financial resources die nine years earlier, on average, ...

In a recent opinion piece entitled “This Law Made Me Ashamed of My Country,” former Harvard University president and U.S. secretary of the Treasury Lawrence Summers details the human brutality that ...