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Why America's poor are rarely factored in political conversations.

Six Republican presidential candidates met in Columbia, S.C. on Saturday to discuss an issue more closely associated with the party of F.D.R. and L.B.J. -- poverty. The forum was moderated by Sen. Tim Scott and House Speaker Paul Ryan, who…

On a moral level, most Americans agree that we should help the poor, but how exactly we go about it has become one of the most divisive issues in politics — and that’s saying a lot these days. The divide…

The World Bank recently set the standard for extreme poverty at $1.90 per day, and declared that, for the first time, less than 10 percent of the global population will be living below that line by the end of this…