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 How outdated metrics mask today’s economic reality ...

Thomas J Catalano is a CFP and Registered Investment Adviser with the state of South Carolina, where he launched his own financial advisory firm in 2018. Thomas' experience gives him expertise in a ...

The current poverty level – inflation adjusted from that 1963 base – is $31,200 for a family of four. I think we can all ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aisha Nyandoro is a leading voice on equitable economic policies. A recent AP-NORC poll reveals a pervasive misunderstanding about ...

What is the best way for government to measure poverty in Ohio? As some suggest using the cost of goods weighed against family income, the approach would fail to differentiate between families getting ...

Poverty is as misunderstood as any subject can be. At one level, it could mean no food, no clothes, bad health, and recognized inadequacy of shelters, amenities, and services.

“Inequality is bad for economic growth and bad for poverty reduction. In the past researchers were not able to exactly quantify the effect of inequality in the context of economic shocks. This graph ...

Original Center for American Progress analysis shows that single mothers in the United States face economic insecurity, including high poverty rates and low incomes, that could be alleviated by ...

Amartya Sen has reshaped how we measure poverty by placing human capabilities at the centre of development. He has urged the ...