The United States remains the richest country in the world. Given that fact, we should be leading the world in helping those who are “poor,” in America and around the globe. And we have done so. That ...

In January, while the world waited to see what a second Donald Trump Presidency would look like, photos from the Inauguration offered a snapshot of what was to come. Some of the wealthiest people in ...

How much does an American family of four need to earn to avoid poverty? According to the Census Bureau, $32,130. But what if ...

More than a decade ago, the Emmy-nominated documentary Poor Kids portrayed poverty in America as it’s rarely seen: through the eyes of children. Now, those kids — Brittany, Johnny and Kaylie — are all ...

Born Poor October 7, 2025 7/6c: pbs.org/frontline, PBS App 10/9c: PBS stations (check local listings), YouTube & the PBS Documentaries Prime Video Channel www ...

America's middle class is shrinking. The latest census classifies almost half of all Americans as either poor or "low income." As jobs disappear and government programs are cut back, more people are ...

$5 million. That’s the price tag on the so-called American Dream. Yes, you read that right. According to new research from Investopedia, it now costs about $5 million for a family of four to own a ...

A disturbing statistic revealing the dismal state of health in America is that more than 40 percent of the population is obese (defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as having a ...

The gap between the rich and poor in America is huge and well-known. But what’s not very well known is just how large it is. According to the London School of Economics and Political Science, “The ...

The words of Dilexi Te ("I Have Loved You") — the apostolic exhortation on love for the poor released by the Vatican Oct. 9 — come from the pen of two pontiffs, Pope Francis and Pope Leo XIV. With his ...

Reverend Dr. William Barber II speaks to marchers during the Mass Poor People's & Low-Wage Workers' Assembly on June 29, 2024 in Washington, DC. Reverend Dr. William Barber II speaks to marchers ...