Poverty Declined In 2020, The Result Of Government Aid, Census Bureau Reports Stimulus payments moved 11.7 million people from poverty in 2020, according to new Census Bureau data. Laurel Wamsley
What happens when people are given monthly cash payments for a year? Tacoma will soon find out Tacoma is kicking off a new pilot program that they hope can be utilized to reduce poverty. For one year, 110 eligible families will receive $500 in monthly cash payments — with no strings attached. Ruby de Luna
Opinion: How Latin America's Kids Suffer From World's Longest COVID School Closings Education was already a problem area in much of Latin America. But the coronavirus made a bad situation worse, writes journalist Alejandro Tarre. Alejandro Tarre
How the federal rescue plan could affect individuals, families, and the future ‘… it means that this has the potential to not only rescue our economy but to really benefit children and families and the economy for years to come.’ Kim Malcolm
Huge Drop In Federal Aid For The Poorest Is Blamed On Closed Social Security Offices It's estimated that more than 120,000 low-income Americans have missed out on payments. Gabrielle Emanuel
How Poverty Makes Workers Less Productive A new study adds to the growing mountain of evidence that says that poverty impairs people's ability to think. Greg Rosalsky
What Indians Who've Known Poverty Think Of Netflix's 'The White Tiger' Movie The movie, based on an award-winning novel, traces the unlikely journey of a poor villager in search of wealth. Does it ring true to those who know what it's like to be poor in India? Kamala Thiagarajan
'No One Can Live Off $240 A Week': Many Americans Struggle To Pay Rent, Bills One in six households reported missing or delaying paying bills just so they could buy food in a new NPR poll. And many are having trouble paying the rent, especially African Americans and Latinos. Chris Arnold
American Incomes Were Rising, Until The Pandemic Hit Median household income jumped to $68,700 in 2019, the highest since record-keeping began in 1967. Many of those gains have likely been erased this year, as the pandemic left tens of millions jobless. Scott Horsley
During Colombia's Coronavirus Lockdown, Needy Residents Signal SOS With Red Rags "It's not just city hall that has to act. You have to promote solidarity among neighbors," says a mayor who encourages residents sheltering in place to hang red rags so others will know to help them. John Otis
