The new poor are different: Who they are and why it matters

“The latest World Bank Group projections suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated economic crisis could push between 71 and 100 million people into extreme poverty. “

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Fifty Years of Tax Cuts for Rich Didn’t Trickle Down, Study Says

Fifty Years of Tax Cuts for Rich Didn’t Trickle Down, Study Says

December 18, 2020

Tax cuts for rich people breed inequality without providing much of a boon to anyone else, according to a study of the advanced world...

The economy President-elect Biden is inheriting

The economy President-elect Biden is inheriting

December 11, 2020

More than 26 million workers—15.5% of the workforce—are being directly hurt by the coronavirus downturn

Stealing to survive: More Americans are shoplifting food as aid runs out during the pandemic

Stealing to survive: More Americans are shoplifting food as aid runs out during the pandemic

December 11, 2020

Retailers, police departments and loss prevention researchers are reporting an uptick in theft of necessities like food and hygiene products

A growing number of Americans are going hungry

A growing number of Americans are going hungry

November 26, 2020

26 million now say they don’t have enough to eat, as the pandemic worsens and holidays near