Mar 26 Watch On Stage, Chicago Students Tackle Immigration, Poverty, Race Students at the Albany Park Theatre Project in Chicago research, write and perform plays about their own communities, tackling tough issues like immigration, poverty and race while learning about theater in an area where extracurricular activities are few and far… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch Shields, Brooks on Romney's 'Silver Earplugs,' Catholic Anger at Obama Shields, Brooks on Romney's 'Silver Earplugs,' Catholic Anger at Obama… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch Poverty and Politics: How Strong Is Safety Net for Poor Americans? Poverty and Politics: How Strong Is Safety Net for Poor Americans?… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch Suburb in Wealthy Illinois County Sees Unexpected Rise in Poverty A suburban neighborhood of one of the nation's wealthiest counties has experienced a surprising rise in the number of people living below the poverty line -- a trend that accelerated in suburbs across the country during the recession. Elizabeth Brackett… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 49 Million Americans in Poverty, Census Calculates The Census Bureau released a new unofficial count of poverty in America on Monday, showing about 16 percent of the population live at or below the poverty line. Ray Suarez discusses the new numbers with The Brookings Institution's Ron Haskins… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch Census: 1 in 15 Americans Among the Poorest of the Poor New Census data out Thursday show that one in 15 Americans now lives in extreme poverty and earns less than half of the official poverty line. Jeffrey Brown discusses the spread of poverty and the implications for families and communities… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch Virus Hunter Tracks New and Deadly Pathogens Around the Globe Stanford University biologist Nathan Wolfe is the founder and director of the Global Viral Forecasting Initiative and one of the world's more prominent virus hunters. Ray Suarez and Wolfe discuss his new book, "The Viral Storm: The Dawn of a… Continue watching
Oct 26 Life in Nicaragua, Living on Less than $2 a Day By Talea Miller Nicaragua is the second poorest country in the western hemisphere, and 76 percent of the population lives on less than $2 a day. Continue reading
Oct 19 India's Growth Held Back by Overpopulation The population gap between rising economic powers India and Brazil is on display in the countries' largest cities. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch India's Massive School Lunch Program Aims to Curb Widespread Malnutrition The economy in India is growing rapidly, but not fast enough to take care of its millions of poor and hungry children. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on a solution that has resulted in the world's largest school… Continue watching