poverty

Four vertical syringes of SARS CoV-2 Vaccine for COVID-19

Pandemic set to widen global inequality

If you thought you lived in an unequal world before, get ready.

Pandemic set to widen global inequality
Residents of Chicago's Englewood neighborhood gather for a candlelight vigil against gun violence.

This new book looks at all the kids killed by gun violence on a random day in America

This new book looks at all the kids killed by gun violence on a random day in America
A make-shift bed of a homeless person, with a sign on top that reads "I'll be right back," in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Sept. 11.

A third of Argentina is poor. That's not what the government used to say.

A third of Argentina is poor. That's not what the government used to say.
Youth unemployment

As youth unemployment spikes, job seekers keep dreaming

As youth unemployment spikes, job seekers keep dreaming
Women on the street

These Indian women said they could protect their local forests better than the men in their village. The men agreed.

These Indian women said they could protect their local forests better than the men in their village. The men agreed.
Brazilian soldiers inspecting water container for Zika

Improving water sources, sanitation facilities and poverty alleviation may not be the solution to Brazil's Zika outbreak

Data and scientific studies show that the relationship between poverty and the disease may not be as strong as you thought.

Improving water sources, sanitation facilities and poverty alleviation may not be the solution to Brazil's Zika outbreak
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Why are kids going hungry in one of California’s most productive farming regions?

Persistently low wages, unstable employment, and severe drought conditions have taken a major toll on local agricultural workers and their families. And, that’s hitting young people the hardest.

Why are kids going hungry in one of California’s most productive farming regions?
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How to make public schools serve poor students

In 2015, New York City began turning schools in poor neighborhoods into community schools — combining rigorous instruction and extracurricular enrichment with a broad social support system.

How to make public schools serve poor students
project fatherhood

Project Fatherhood is uniting the men of LA's toughest communities

In the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, Project Fatherhood helps end the cycle of absent fathers and gives men a place to discuss what it means to be dads, partners and sons in one of the city's roughest areas.

Project Fatherhood is uniting the men of LA's toughest communities
Bunker Hill college

At community colleges, hunger is a growing problem

There's a lot of focus in this country on making community college more affordable. But living expenses — including transportation, rent and food — are still the biggest barrier between students and graduation.

At community colleges, hunger is a growing problem
This Pakistani woman lives in extreme poverty; 60 percent of Pakistanis live on less than $2 per person per day.

Can extreme global poverty end in this century? Here's why it looks promising

Geeking out to help end global poverty. (That's meant with the highest respect for geeks.) Tapping great minds to help the world's poorest, Shashi Buluswar leads the Institute for Globally Transformative Technologies at Lawrence Berkeley Lab in Berkeley, California.

Can extreme global poverty end in this century? Here's why it looks promising
farmers market

The USDA is putting $34 million into local food projects. Will it be enough?

Those in the food justice movement question whether the agency’s recent efforts are a superficial attempt to appear supportive of local food and minority farmers.

The USDA is putting $34 million into local food projects. Will it be enough?
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What it's like living on $2 a day in America

For their new book, two sociology professors followed the lives of America’s poorest families to find out what they need to break out of poverty, and how to make it happen.

What it's like living on $2 a day in America
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When you can't play ball for your school because you're poor

Sports programs have traditionally served as a way to get more low-income students on the path to college. But many students are being priced out of those opportunities early on.

When you can't play ball for your school because you're poor
Children rehearse

Since 2000, improved child mortality rates mean 48 million children under 5 have been saved

In 2000, countries around the world came together to agree on a set of standards that would reduce extreme poverty by 2015. In that time, the effort has saved the lives of 48 million children under 5, and cut the mortality rate for that age group by more than half.

Since 2000, improved child mortality rates mean 48 million children under 5 have been saved