poverty

Tag

American presidents and the rhetoric of poverty
January 8, 2014, marks fifty years since President Lyndon B. Johnson declared war on poverty in America.
50 years of the War on Poverty. But which poverty?
The 50th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson's declaration of the War on Poverty.
Is the World Bank a victim of its own success?
Three quarters of the world's poor live in middle-income countries.
Reframing the “risks” of being black
The National Black Child Development Institute says the conversation around poverty and success in the African-American community needs to be shifted.
How poverty changes the way we make decisions
Just being poor can impair a person's cognitive functions.
In Atlanta, some say new toll lanes benefit wealthier drivers
As cities move from carpool lanes to toll lanes to ease highway congestion, one Atlanta group points to the uneven benefits of the plan.
Income, poverty and a new interactive from Marketplace
The U.S. Census released a report on the national median income and poverty rate this week. And Marketplace released a data tool on incomes to tell a bigger story about how we live at any income.
What median income can buy depends on where you live
Noel King/Marketplace
The Census releases U.S. median income data today. We visit two families to compare what it's like to live at the national median income and local median income.
At the English seaside, poverty comes to stay
Britain's coastal resorts were once the summer playground of its people with funfairs, bands and acres of sand. But the holidaymakers now head for mainland Europe.
Subcompact cars and the income divide
Jolie Myers/Marketplace
As breaking into the middle class becomes harder, car companies are finding new ways to attract an expanding base of less-affluent consumers. They're offering more small car models with better features than ever before.

Marketplace®

poverty