The Latest Breaking News from Poverty

FIVE years on from the acclaimed Poverty Safari, Darren McGarvey delivers another call to action for the working class with a new book.

How vending machines providing sanitary products for free in every Queensland state school will help to end a certain type of poverty, period.

David Harewood choked back tears as he told of his meeting with 11-year-old Hassan, a Bangladeshi street kid who lost his father, two brothers and sister in a freak flood

Analysis: Two years ago the PM promised a ‘war on fat’ – but there’s little of substance in this can-kicking document

Kroger Co (NYSE:KR) said professional quarterback Joe Burrow will serve as a Brand Ambassador promoting Kroger Health initiatives. During the 2021 NFL season, Burrow led the Bengals to the AFC Championship and a Super Bowl appearance. Burrow's 2020 Heisman Trophy speech, in which he mentioned poverty and hunger in southeast Ohio, drove significant…

What are the economics of the 23rd century like anyway? In the sixth episode of 'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds,' a huge part of the Federation canon is explored in a new way.

Stefan Dercon, former UK government adviser, discusses his new book – and his belief that wealthy elites, rather than foreign cash, rescue countries from poverty

This is according to a Southern Poverty Law Center poll, conducted by Tulchin Research (warning: FiveThirtyEight.com gives Tulchin mediocre marks, at least as to its campaign polls). The poll was "a nationwide survey of 1,500 adults ages 18+ which was conducted via online panel," so I expect there were likely…

A new scheme is set to be rolled out in three parts of the region after the Scottish Government provided nearly £2.4m in funding

Figures shows 10% rise in FSM across England and school leaders say real child poverty level is even higher

In a single day in a south London centre, the impact of the cost-of-living crisis is starkly evident, with clients overwhelmed by debt, struggling to pay bills and lost in bureaucracy