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A woman and her daughter powe for a portrait outdoors
Health

A Tennessee mom lost Medicaid after the state launched a Deloitte-run system that managed eligibility. Then her life turned upside down

By Rachana Pradhan, Samantha Liss and KFF Health News
June 24, 2024
UN says 27% of the world’s children under 5 suffer severe food poverty
Politics

UN says 27% of the world’s children under 5 suffer severe food poverty

By Chinedu Asadu and The Associated Press
June 6, 2024
Amazon raised warehouse wages to $15 an hour 5 years ago. Today, half of workers surveyed told researchers they struggle to afford  food or rent
Success

Amazon raised warehouse wages to $15 an hour 5 years ago. Today, half of workers surveyed told researchers they struggle to afford  food or rent

By Matt Day and Bloomberg
May 16, 2024
Esther Duflo accepting her Nobel prize in 2019
Finance

Nobel laureate Esther Duflo proposes taxing 3,000 billionaires to protect the world’s poorest from climate change—and most Americans likely agree with the plan

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April 20, 2024
Ken Paxton
Politics

Texas AG sues to halt a guaranteed income program, calling it a ‘socialist experiment’

By Juan Lozano and The Associated Press
April 9, 2024
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones wearing a red coat while speaking to the press.
Personal Finance

St. Louis will pay $500 per month for residents to ‘lift themselves out of poverty’ in a program partly funded by Jack Dorsey

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October 11, 2023
Husband and wife using laptop computers in kitchen
Personal Finance

New Census data shows why Americans hate the economy despite economists telling us to feel good about it

By
September 13, 2023
Cotopaxi co-founder Davis Smith
Features

The Cotopaxi co-founder’s leap of faith: Why Davis Smith stepped down as CEO and moved to Brazil 

By
August 22, 2023
senior couple paying bills

Half of boomers and late Gen Xers who took early retirement during the first Covid wave have fallen into poverty

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July 7, 2023
NBA Draft
Success

From poverty to prosperity: NBA rookies transformed into millionaires overnight often struggle to navigate fame and fortune

By Rob Book and The Conversation
June 25, 2023
The World Bank’s mission is to fight poverty. Workers at its headquarters are striking because they’re struggling to make ends meet
Finance

The World Bank’s mission is to fight poverty. Workers at its headquarters are striking because they’re struggling to make ends meet

By Fatima Hussein and The Associated Press
April 14, 2023
Larry Summers has a plan for financing global survival

Larry Summers has a plan for financing global survival

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October 11, 2022
I got rich by betting that inequality would destroy the U.S. and U.K. I’m sorry
Commentary

I got rich by betting that inequality would destroy the U.S. and U.K. I’m sorry

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September 29, 2022
DC’s pioneering ‘Baby Bonds’ plan aims to narrow wealth gap: ‘It takes such a burden off my shoulders’
Personal Finance

DC’s pioneering ‘Baby Bonds’ plan aims to narrow wealth gap: ‘It takes such a burden off my shoulders’

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August 21, 2022
Portrait of a senior man
Personal Finance

Recession and inflation are not the same thing. The economy going backward isn’t the same as you getting poorer

By
June 8, 2022

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