Places across the U.S. are testing no-strings cash as part of the social safety net
National
8 months ago
Christopher Santiago recalls being skeptical the first time he heard about basic income — giving peo...
poverty
So far it's a grand decade for billionaires, says new report. As for the masses ...
Health
9 months ago
"Billionaires, for many of them, times have never been better." That's a quote from Rebecca Riddell,...
NPR quiz goes global: Test your knowledge of milestones and millstones in 2023
Health
9 months ago
In May 2023, NPR launched The NPR Weekly News Quiz to see if you are paying attention to ... well, e...
'Poverty, By America' shows how the rest of us benefit by keeping others poor
Entertainment
1 year ago
After Matthew Desmond won the Pulitzer for Evicted, about families struggling to stay housed, the Pr...
The hidden faces of hunger in America
Health
2 years ago
Heather Thomas can count out the tragedies that pulled her family of eight into poverty. She and her...
The clock is ticking for U.N. goals to end poverty — and it doesn't look promising
Health
2 years ago
It was an ambitious promise: Back in 2015 the world's leaders gathered at the United Nations to comm...