Even before the coronavirus pandemic hit, almost 12 million children in America were estimated to be living in poverty — a burden disproportionately affecting Black and Latino kids.
The experience of childhood poverty against the backdrop of a pandemic and a national reckoning with racism. Set in Ohio, the film follows children and their families navigating issues of poverty, homelessness, race and new challenges due to COVID-19.
The Rev. William J. Barber has long tackled the issues of race, poverty and hatred. His Poor People’s Campaign in June will hold a digital assembly and march on Washington to draw attention to civil rights issues. Hari Sreenivasan spoke…
Why are NYC's communities of color more at risk of dying from COVID-19? Councilmember Ritchie Torres identifies poverty as the root cause of this disparity.
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…
Troye, Darius, and Danny didn't think that the American Dream could even exist for them. Now, they're asking lawmakers, nonprofit leaders, and business moguls about how the American Dream can become a reality for more people across the country.
The American Dream isn’t a white picket fence anymore -- it’s education, criminal justice, housing, economic opportunity, and much more. We discuss the realities, shortfalls, and hopes of the American Dream on “GOODTalks."
In a time when we’re asked to confront the diverse and often unequal realities across the country, how do we talk about the American Dream today? GOODTalks is a new digital series featuring candid conversations between the dynamic host trio…
After nearly 20 years on Wall Street, Chris Arnade left his high-paying career to document Americans living on the margins.
How can California have the fifth largest economy in the world while 20% of its population is living in poverty?
There are millions of older adults who are economically insecure with some either living at, or below, 250 percent of the federal poverty level.
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…