The Department of Sociology and Criminology will host a screening of the 2025 documentary, which follows former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich during his final semester of teaching.

Rural poverty in Sri Lanka is frequently highlighted, yet remains unresolved. According to experts, a large portion of the ...

The “stealth” tax that will certainly raise revenue is the extension of a freeze in personal thresholds, which could raise ...

The Chancellor said she would scrap an 'eco scheme' introduced by the Tories in government, which she claimed cost households ...

ABSTRACT: This introductory article to the special issue Wealth, Opportunity, and the New Social Contract: Integrating Financial Capability in American Social Welfare Policy argues for a paradigm ...

New Census Bureau data highlights sharp contrasts in poverty across the U.S., with some states reporting rates nearly three times higher than others. Over the three-year period from 2022 through 2024, ...

Poverty is a relentless struggle, not just in the U.S. but across the globe. It’s a complex issue that won’t be solved overnight and will likely take years of effort to improve the quality of life for ...

The number of Americans living in poverty has gone up, even as incomes rose last year, the U.S. Census Bureau announced Tuesday. Measuring poverty can be tricky − but the main number social scientists ...

MANILA, Aug 15 (Reuters) - The Philippines' poverty rate dropped to 15.5% last year from 18.1% in 2021, with rising food prices limiting the reduction in the number of poor, the government's ...

ABSTRACT: Poverty is a global problem, and in order to eliminate it, China has enacted a variety of policies, and the cause of poverty alleviation and reduction has achieved world-renowned success. At ...