A wealth of accumulated evidence shows that basic infrastructure services, including transport, energy, water and sanitation, and digital infrastructure, are key in the fight against poverty. These ...

If you want to help people in poverty, don’t drive the wealthy out of state. That might be something the state senators in ...

In his new book, "Poverty, by America," Matthew Desmond says that poverty persists in the U.S. because many Americans and large companies profit from it. "I want to be clear: I'm not calling for ...

Last year, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau, child poverty in America more than doubled. This steep increase, which was accompanied by a general rise in poverty among all age ...

Dana Brown-Toure, 52, says her life is in a place “somewhere between drowning and surviving.” A former health aide living on ...

South Africa’s unemployment figures have periodically improved, persistent poverty and economic insecurity suggest that the ...