Opinion
Income and poverty facts matter
According to the Census Bureau’s supplemental poverty measure, 9.1% of Americans were poor in 2020, a big drop from the 11.7% rate it reported in 2019.
Opinion
Child poverty falls dramatically
The official poverty measure leaves out free health care, free housing, free food, and other public assistance other than cash. It relies on data from income-tax returns and thus leaves out significant off-the-books income.
Opinion
Abramsky: ‘War on Poverty’ Failed, So Let’s Do It All Over Again
A British author says the War on Poverty in the United States has not succeeded because the warriors didn't try hard enough.
