Michael Green’s tally of the costs of raising a family in the U.S. today is going viral, even if some economists scoff at his math.

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Human Rights Watch welcomes the opportunity to provide input to the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights’ thematic report on “Welfare and Control: The Paternalism of Support,” ...

In February 2021, China announced the complete eradication of absolute poverty — an unprecedented achievement in human history, considering the ...

Citing financial reasons, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops at its upcoming spring meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, may be looking to revamp or significantly scale back the Catholic Campaign for ...

NASHILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Human trafficking is not just a crime in other countries or states, it is happening in Middle Tennessee, and the U.S. State Department said the number of cases increased ...

I can’t afford to properly feed my children. It’s a bitter feeling when all we have at the end of the month is bread and butter … It tears you apart. I feel like I’m not doing justice to anyone, not ...

Press Release - new report from the World Bank Group finds that Equatorial Guinea stands at a decisive moment. The Equatorial Guinea Poverty and Equity Assessment, the first of its kind, finds that, ...

Elon Musk says AI and robotics will solve the US debt crisis within three years by driving productivity beyond inflation.