poverty
COVID Has Been 'Hurricane Katrina' for the Homeless on Skid Row
We spoke to Los Angeles Activist Pete White about homelessness, the pandemic, and defunding the police.
UNICEF Should Be ‘Ashamed’ for Feeding Hungry Kids, Says Millionaire UK Government Minister
Jacob Rees-Mogg's comments come after the UN agency said it would launch a domestic emergency response in Britain for the first time.
We Asked This Indian Man Who Wants to Sell His Kidney: Why
Sabzar Ahmad Khan from Kashmir caught national attention for his desperate search for a buyer who could help him cover a debt of over $120,000.
Desperate Americans Are Tweeting at Pelosi and McConnell to 'PASS A DAMN STIMULUS'
An estimated 12 million people will lose their benefits the day after Christmas—and they're angry.
Marcus Rashford Can't Stop Doing Great Stuff
Having campaigned around child food poverty, he now hopes to introduce kids of all backgrounds to "the escapism of reading".
Another 8 Million Americans Are Now in Poverty Because Congress Couldn’t Get Its Act Together
The rise in poverty was triggered by a lack of new stimulus checks and the end of the $600 weekly unemployment benefit, researchers at Columbia University said.
How Instant Stardom Changed the Life of India’s ‘Bicycle Girl’
15-year-old Jyoti Paswan Biked 700 Miles to Take Her Injured Father Back Home. Her life has not been the same after that.
In Photos: Angry Farmers Protest Indian Gov’t’s ‘Historic’ Laws
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi described the passage of these bills a “watershed moment”. Farmers and opposition call it a “death warrant”.
Indian Parents Are Selling Their Babies to Make Ends Meet During COVID
Labourers and migrant workers are being driven to increasingly desperate measures to survive.
Coronavirus Is Fueling Child Labor in Bolivia: 'The Priority Is Having Something to Eat'
More children will work to survive now that the government has paused the education system until 2021, say observers.
As Indian Classes Go Online, Those Who Can't Afford Smartphones Go Without
Almost 70 percent of India's population live in rural areas where internet is still a luxury.
Worst Opinion of the Week: Brits Are Unhealthy Because They Can't Budget
If people weren't too stupid to notice the 53 pence disparity between two different potato products, perhaps 14 million wouldn't be in poverty across the UK, suggests Annunziata Rees-Mogg.