Matthew Desmond is a Princeton University professor and the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, a Pulitzer Prize, a PEN/John Kenneth Galbraith Award, and a National Book Critics Circle award. His ...

Poverty is a policy choice – not a personal failure. The author of “Hillbilly Elegy” says otherwise. This is not a commentary on the candidacy of author J.D. Vance, but on that flawed book and the ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore presented legislation he's championing to address child poverty to state lawmakers on Wednesday, laying out a locally focused plan to attack the root causes of concentrated ...

Bishop William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, says it’s “grotesque and immoral” that poverty is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, higher than homicide and ...

There are many causes of social and economic inequality such as unemployment, low pay, lack of education, homelessness and social class. A person must be capable of work, actively seeking work and ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. AI researcher working with the UN and others to drive social change. Oct 16, 2024, 11:47am EDT ProSocial AI may be a treasure ...