Nation Sep 12 Child poverty increases sharply following expiration of expanded tax credit By Stephanie Sy, Karina Cuevas
Nation May 20 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 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 Watch 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 Watch 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… Continue watching
Mar 05 Watch 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. Continue watching