The real cost of living in America is far higher than the federal poverty line suggests. Here’s why experts argue the true ...

Families aren’t failing the poverty line—the poverty line is failing them. How outdated metrics mask today’s economic reality ...

With federal support diminishing, local governments are on the forefront. They have plenty of effective approaches to draw on ...

Cultural attitudes toward violence—or, in the case of many Asians, toward nonviolence—help explain why poverty alone doesn’t ...

A popular blogger says the real poverty line for a family of four is around $140,000. There has been pushback.

A wealth manager wrote that $140,000 a year means poverty in today's America, sparking controversy. He's wrong, but he made a ...

The Southern Poverty Law Center challenged in federal court Florida governor’s executive order targeting the Council on ...

A new study ranking America’s most relaxed cities placed San Jose at the top, finding that wealthy suburbs and tech hubs ...

Poverty Point, a 3,500-year-old earthen mound, is a well-researched UNESCO World Heritage Site, but a pair of studies ...

Minnesota officials overlooked a billion-dollar welfare fraud scheme by Somali immigrants due to fears of appearing racist after confusing immigrant poverty with systemic racism.

The poverty line today is still calculated based on a 1963 formula, which Simplify Asset Management's Michael Green believes ...

Michael Green’s call to expand the poverty line to $140K reignites a debate over what economic strain really means today.