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Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in LaGrange, Kentucky

Nation Sep 12

Child poverty increases sharply following expiration of expanded tax credit

By Stephanie Sy, Karina Cuevas

Nation May 20

A young participant in New Orleans' guaranteed income program
New Orleans hopes giving young people a guaranteed monthly income can break the cycle of poverty

New Orleans has launched a first-of-its-kind program that provides monthly payments to teens as young as 16 years old. For the next 10 months, 125 participants ages 16 to 24 will get $350 a month with no strings attached as…

By Roby Chavez

Economy Sep 15

Income in the U.S. rose in 2019. So did the number of uninsured

In 2019, median household income in the U.S. was the highest ever on record. But that was before the coronavirus pandemic hit.

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

Making Sen$e May 04

Children riding home from school on a school bus . File photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images
Income inequality begins at birth and these are the stats that prove it

We need to look beyond the ugly surface manifestations of young black men being shot in the back and consider the deeper socioeconomic plight of this demographic in this country in 2015. The truth of the matter is that people…

By John Komlos

Nation Nov 06

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News Wrap: U.S. poverty rate doesn’t budge, despite new measurement standard

News Wrap: U.S. poverty rate doesn't budge, despite new measurement standard…

Sep 12

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Parsing the Numbers on Income, Poverty and Insurance from Latest U.S. Census

Parsing the Numbers on Income, Poverty and Insurance from Latest U.S. Census…

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Unemployment Rate Holds Steady, but Minorities Still Worse Off

The nation's unemployment rate held steady at 9.7 percent in February, but jobless rates for blacks and Latinos remain high. Judy Woodruff talks to two financial and policy experts about the disparity.

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