Dec 16 Watch 11:49 Marshall Islands: A third of the nation has left for the U.S. By Mike Taibbi, Melanie Saltzman A third of the Marshall Islands’ population has moved to the U.S., leaving a country reeling from high unemployment and the looming effects of climate change. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Mike Taibbi reports. This story is part of an ongoing… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch 10:38 In LA, poverty on Skid Row defies U.S.’s humane reputation By Simon Ostrovsky Sanitary and living conditions for an estimated 2,000 homeless people along Los Angeles’ Skid Row are so severe that the United Nations recently compared them to Syrian refugee camps. How does extreme poverty persist in one of the country’s most… Continue watching
Oct 19 Poor communities can be left behind during hiring booms, study shows By Josh Boak, Associated Press New research led by Harvard economist Raj Chetty shows that when cities experience job surges, the gains mostly bypass residents born into poverty. Continue reading
Sep 12 3 charts that explain the rise in U.S. household income By Gretchen Frazee The median household income rose in 2017 for the third straight year, although disparities among racial groups persisted. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 10:15 The story of American poverty, as told by one Alabama county By PBS News Hour More than 18 million Americans live in “extreme poverty,” according to a report from the United Nations, which ranked poverty in the U.S. alongside some of the poorest areas in the world. The UN Special Rapporteur for Extreme Poverty paid… Continue watching
May 30 Watch 9:50 Poor People’s Campaign asks America to face the injustices keeping millions in poverty Shortly before his death, Martin Luther King Jr. called for an economic revolution with protections for the poorest Americans. Half a century later, a group of religious and moral leaders are planning a revival of the Poor People's Campaign, with… Continue watching
May 29 Watch 7:52 Self-awareness is key to self-sufficiency at this job training program By John Yang For workers trying to break the generational cycle of poverty, keeping a job can be as important as getting the job in the first place. As part of our series Chasing the Dream, John Yang reports on a program called… Continue watching
May 11 Analysis: How poverty can drive down intelligence By Paul Solman Poverty lowers your IQ — in one study, by something like 13 points. Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 8:11 ‘Plague of inequality’ haunts U.S. 50 years after a landmark study on racial division By PBS News Hour This weeks marks the 50th anniversary of the Kerner Commission, a bipartisan assessment of race in America that revealed the nation to be both separate and unequal. A half century later, a new report takes stock of what we’ve begun… Continue watching
Jan 19 Do work requirements help lift people out of poverty? By Ann Huff Stevens Calls to increase work requirements among those receiving government assistance should recognize that most poor adults are already working, looking for work, or are disabled or ill. Continue reading