Poverty Rates

10 Countries With The Most Workplace Diversity

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Work Hours, Gdp, Governance, Ethnicity, Age, Country of Birth, Poverty Rates, Disability, Harvard Business School, Forbes, Iceland, Diversity, Gender, Workplace Diversity, Business News

High school history books might call the United States the world's melting pot, but that characterization doesn't quite hold true in today's workplace...

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Alternative Poverty Measure More Accurately Identifies Who Is Poor in the United States

David Henderson | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Child Poverty, Poverty, Seniors, Poverty Rate, Global Poverty, Poverty in America, U.S. Poverty, Poverty Rates, Supplemental Poverty Measure, Impact News

Any way you look at it, whether there are 46 million or 49.1 million poor in the U.S., there is an unacceptable level of human suffering in our country.

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A New Tropical Medicine Clinic for 'Third World America'

Peter Hotez, M.D, Ph.D. | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Neglected-Tropical-Diseases, Gulf Coast, Poverty, Disease in America, Chagas, Poverty Rates, Ntds, Poverty in America, Vaccines, Healthy Living Body, Personal Health, Healthy Living News

Poor economic conditions have been known to increase the risk of disease. But only recently have diseases of poverty, mostly associated with countries outside the U.S., been recognized as a problem here at home.

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The Least Impoverished Cities

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 12.25.2011

Read More: Boston, Wealthy, Poverty, Poverty Rates, Ultra Wealthy, Washington DC, U.S Census Bureau, Los Angeles, Slidepollajax, New York, Wealth-X, Business News

A growing number of Americans entered into poverty last year. But certain cities survived the recession with especially low poverty rates. Across m...

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The 10 Most Impoverished States

Reuters/The Huffington Post | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: Census, Unemployment, US Census Bureau, Great Recession, Poverty Rates, Downturn, Manufacturing, Poor, Economic Recovery, Medicaid, Brookings Institution, Great Depression, Business News

(Lisa Lambert) - The ranks of the poor rose in almost all U.S. states and cities in 2010, despite the end of the longest and deepest economic down...

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Why 'Occupy Wall Street' Protests? America's High Rates of Poverty & Income Inequality

Michael Shank | Posted 12.11.2011

Read More: National Peace Academy, Richard Wilkinson, Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict, Institute for Economics and Peace, President Obama, Income Inequality, Congressional Black Caucus, Spirit Level, Democrats, Poverty Rates, Michael Shank, Unemployment, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Economist, Kate Pickett, George Mason University, School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution, Global Peace Index, Republicans, Vision of Humanity, US Peace Index, Occupy Wall Street, Warren Buffett, Politics News

Reduce income inequality and you reduce the rates of every kind of social malaise that are draining our federal, state and local budgets and services. Eradicate both and you have a certain moneymaker for America.

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The Global Cry for Economic Justice

Rev. Larry Hollon | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Economic Justice, Unemployment, Poverty, Global Economic Crisis, Worldwide Poverty, Economic Inequality, Poverty Rates, World News

Studies show the growing gap between the rich and poor, the need for meaningful work, and the need for economic and labor policies that favor job creation. This need is global, and it's spiritual.

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America Can't Be Saved From the Top

Rev. Jesse Jackson | Posted 10.18.2011

Read More: Working Poor, US Unemployment, Unemployment Rate, American Poverty, Poverty in America, US Poverty, Jesse Jackson, Child Poverty, Economic Crisis, Poverty Rates, Black Voices News

America can't be saved from the top down. The ship is leaking from the bottom. The debates on the campaign trail and in Washington must not continue to focus on topside staterooms while ignoring the damage below.

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10 States With The Highest Female/Male Wage Discrepancy

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 07.04.2011

Read More: Earnings, Puerto Rico, White House, Poverty, Gender Inequality, Poverty Rates, Employment, Slidepollajax, Wage Inequality, Child Rearing, Business News

Women in the U.S. have made tremendous strides in the past century, most notably in educational attainment. Just last week, in fact, the Census showe...

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Amid Economic Deluge, America's Future Struggles to Stay Afloat

Michael Piraino | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Child Poverty, Poverty, Food Stamps, Child Hunger, Future Employment, Poverty Rates, Business News

We owe it to future generations to ensure they're not hindered by our own economic missteps.

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Poverty Rises as Wall Street Billionaires Whine

Les Leopold | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: GI Bill, Poverty, Unemployment, Wall Street, Bailout, Wall Street Bailouts, Hedge Funds, Financial Reform, Poverty Rates, Financial Crisis, Billionaires, Great Depression, Energy Debates, Business News

You'd think the Wall Street moguls would be thankful. Not just thankful -- down on their knees kissing the ground taxpayers walk on and hollering hallelujah at the top of their lungs! Instead, they're back to hauling in obscene profits.

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Numbers Of Poor Could Increase By 1.5M: Report

AP | HOPE YEN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Census Data, Poverty-Rates, Uninsured, Poverty, Business News

WASHINGTON — The ranks of poor and uninsured Americans are likely increasing – with more than 38.8 million believed to be in poverty. Reb...

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We Can Pay for Education Today - Or Prisons Tomorrow

Sarah Burd-Sharps | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Prison Reform, Education, Poverty, Education Reform, US Poverty, Prison, Poverty Rates, Politics News

It's tempting to say education can wait. But that would be shortsighted in ways both foolish and tragic.

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