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A customer counts his cash at the checkout lane of a Walmart store in the Porter Ranch section of Los Angeles. REUTERS/Kevork Djansezian

Economy Sep 10

Inflation-adjusted incomes hit pre-pandemic levels in 2023, offsetting some inflation pressure

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

Politics Jan 12

Department of sanitation workers remove tents from an encampment of homeless people on East 9th Street in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., April 6, 2022. Photo by Andrew Kelly/REUTERS
The Supreme Court will decide whether local anti-homeless laws are ‘cruel and unusual’

The Supreme Court has agreed to review lower-court rulings that make it harder for cities in the western United States to prevent people from sleeping on the streets when there aren't enough beds in homeless shelters.

By Associated Press

Science Aug 29

Woman Purchases Gas at Pump
This study calculated the carbon emissions of getting rich

As income rises, so too does environmental impact, a new study finds.

By Bella Isaacs-Thomas

World Jan 20

Firefighters work to put out the fire at Guryong village in Seoul
Fire burns about 60 makeshift homes in dense Seoul neighborhood

The hillside village has often been damaged by fire over the years, a vulnerability that has been linked to its tightly packed homes built with materials that easily burn.

By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press

Nation Sep 13

Still life of deteriorating one dollar bill on wet pavement
Watch 6:47
How the pandemic led to a significant decline in child poverty

The child poverty rate in the U.S. fell last year to the lowest level on record. Families were helped as cash benefits, tax credits and other types of non-cash assistance increased during the pandemic. Dana Thomson of Child Trends is…

Apr 12

Watch 8:27
Why corporations are reaping record profits with inflation on the rise

By Paul Solman, Lee Koromvokis

Despite rising inflation, major U.S. corporations are reporting record profits, as companies pass rising supply-chain costs onto consumers. Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores whether concentrated market power is contributing to inflation.

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Mar 17

WATCH LIVE: Senate budget committee holds hearing on income and wealth inequality

By Associated Press

The hearing is expected to begin at 11 a.m. ET.

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Feb 12

Amid systemic inequality, U.S. salaries recover even as jobs haven’t

By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press

The turnaround in total wages underscores how disproportionately America's job losses have afflicted workers in lower-income occupations.

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May 17

Watch 5:17
Voter suppression and the impact of COVID-19 on people of color

The Rev. William J. Barber has long tackled the issues of race, poverty and hatred. His Poor People’s Campaign in June will hold a digital assembly and march on Washington to draw attention to civil rights issues. Hari Sreenivasan spoke…

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Apr 13

Short-term financial aid may not be enough during pandemic

By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press

Will the U.S. remain an outlier among wealthy countries in providing limited protections for the financially vulnerable? Or will it expand the social safety net, as it did after the Great Depression of the 1930s?…

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