Jul 16 Watch 6:44 After Italy’s pandemic nightmare, economy falters — and poverty spreads By Malcolm Brabant The global economy is likely to take a massive hit from the pandemic, and the World Bank warns poverty levels will rise as a result. It’s already happening in Italy, Europe's third-largest economy. The country suffered a devastating human toll… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch 10:29 What’s behind a recent surge in U.S. gun violence — and how to stop it This summer is shaping up to be a bloody one in many cities and neighborhoods. What’s behind the recent surge in gun violence? Amna Nawaz talks to Pastor Mike McBride of the Live Free Campaign, a faith-based movement committed to… Continue watching
May 04 Billions projected to suffer nearly unlivable heat in 2070 By Seth Borenstein, Associated Press Right now, 20 million people live in areas where the annual average temperature is 84 degrees or hotter. In half a century that will likely be way past 1 billion people, and in an unlikely but worst-case scenario 3.5 billion… Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 8:39 How COVID-19 is exacerbating Detroit’s poverty and racial inequality By John Yang, Meredith Lee Low-income Americans are bearing the brunt of COVID-19. Detroit, a city already facing steep economic and racial inequalities, has emerged as a virus hot spot. John Yang reports and talks to the United Way for Southeastern Michigan's Darienne Hudson about… Continue watching
Jan 03 Sweeping education plan seeks equity and improvement in Maryland schools By Brian Witte, Associated Press A state commission found a common problem: Maryland invests more in schools serving affluent communities than it does on schools in areas with high poverty. Continue reading
Dec 26 Watch 6:32 How these 2 Nobel winners are challenging popular economics By Paul Solman Continue watching
Dec 10 How the economics Nobel laureates’ methods could help fight poverty in the U.S. By Vincent Quan, Econofact Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo, and Michael Kremer's experimental-based approach is being used to tackle poverty and other social issues in the U.S. Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 6:58 How these 2 economists are using randomized trials to solve global poverty By Paul Solman More than 700 million people across the globe live on extremely low wages. This year, a trio of economists won the Nobel Prize for their work on addressing global poverty, using randomized control trials to test and improve social policy. Continue watching
Oct 14 Nobel awarded to 3 economists for work to alleviate poverty By David Keyton, Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press The Nobel Economics Prize was awarded to Abhijit Banerjee, Esther Duflo and Michael Kremer for their studies on poverty. Duflo is the second woman to win the economics prize. Continue reading
Sep 17 A quarter of U.S. parents are unmarried, and that changes how much they spend on their kids By Orestes 'Pat' Hastings, Daniel Schneider, The Conversation Research shows family structure plays a role in how much parents spend on their children. Continue reading