Discover how poverty traps create barriers to financial independence, what causes them, and explore practical solutions to ...

Some say that if a person opposes social programs, like I do, he or she is selfish and has no regard for the less fortunate. While I am certainly selfish at times, I care about others a lot. In fact, ...

Chronic poverty in the developing world can seem like an insoluble problem. But a long-term study from Bangladesh co-authored by an MIT economist presents a very different picture: When rural poor ...

Poverty remains the biggest driver of school dropouts in Bangladesh, accounting for nearly two-thirds of cases among students ...

There has never been a better argument for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) than the devastating global impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. As widespread infectious disease outbreaks are increasing in ...

Editor's Note: EarthBeat Weekly is your weekly newsletter about faith and climate change. Below is the May 7 edition. To receive EarthBeat Weekly in your inbox, sign up here. I learned a new term this ...

With a National-led coalition government taking shape (how long it takes is another matter), the nation’s “squeezed middle” awaits the financial relief promised during the election campaign. As the ...

Across the country, anger over the cost of living is no longer a background hum, it is the dominant soundtrack of daily life. A growing number of strategists argue that the fury is not just about ...

FILE - This Jan. 22, 2020, file photo shows the likeness of Benjamin Franklin on $100 bills in Dallas. Baby boomers are poised to pass on an enormous amount of wealth to their children and ...

I attended the Salem Human Rights Coalition meeting on Tuesday, March 7, which included Veronica Faustino’s presentation of The Poverty Trap. Ms. Faustino shared that the experience of poverty is not ...

Many Filipinos classified as living in "non-poor" households may actually experience poverty because resources are not shared ...