Under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there are “fewer families living in poverty” than under her predecessor. The poverty rate under Michigan’s Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, has ranged from ...

SSI reform is far more cost-effective than fighting poverty through Social Security.

The global fight against extreme poverty used to be a success story. In 1981, a staggering 41% of the world’s population ...

ZIMBABWE’S struggle with poverty and hunger is inseparable from its struggle with energy access.From rural homesteads to smallholder farms and informal markets, energy shapes how food is produced, ...

By Catarina Demony LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Poverty in Britain has deepened, according to a report released on Tuesday, ...

Impact investment through outcomes partnerships offers a powerful way to achieve meaningful social improvement.

Africa’s paradox is obscene. A continent endowed with natural resources worth trillions of dollars remains ensnared in poverty.From sprawling communal lands to glittering diamond fields, Africans are ...

To understand the role of storytelling in contemporary pop music, researchers at UC Berkeley created a machine learning ...

When floodwaters washed away Woudou Oumar's home in northern Cameroon, he and his family lost not only shelter but hope. Then ...

Poverty in the Philippines is neither a mystery, nor an accident. And certainly, it is not what the poor want for themselves or their loved ones. Absolutely, not their fault in spite of some ...

Australia is an energy superpower. We have abundant natural resources, high average incomes and one of the highest per-capita rates of rooftop solar uptake in the world. Yet every summer, many ...

The California Supreme Court recently issued a ruling to help identify how much poor Californians must pay in fees and fines when they break a law. The decision strikes an important balance between ...