Forty-two million Americans receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (also known as food stamps). That’s 12% of the population. To be eligible, household gross income must be ...

Poverty Awareness Month also reminds us that no single organization, program, or sector can address poverty alone, writes ...

Since 1990, the World Bank has reported estimates of the number of people worldwide that live in extreme poverty. This poverty standard is based on how the poorest countries in the world define ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aisha Nyandoro is a leading voice on equitable economic policies. It’s time to retire the outdated federal poverty line and ...

A Wall Street portfolio manager has gone viral with a blog post that posits a new poverty line for a family of four in America: $140,000 a year. It’s a large number. The Federal Poverty Level set by ...

We used to be trapped. And by “we,” I really do mean all of us. A few hundred years ago, the majority of the world lived in extreme poverty, and even in recent decades, people lucky enough to clear ...

PROVO — What is a conservative approach to fixing poverty? Republican leaders in Utah explored answers to that question at the annual kNOw Poverty Summit. Speakers at Wednesday's summit in Provo said ...

Jason Hickel receives funding from European Research Council (ERC-2022-SYG reference number 101071647). Dylan Sullivan receives funding from European Research Council (ERC-2022-SYG reference number ...