poverty

A place where they haven’t raised the rent in 500 years

Economics

Rent prices in Germany are skyrocketing. But one place hasn’t increased its rent in five centuries. The Fuggerei helps people who are poor to live a life of dignity.

As El Salvador courts its exiles, some begin to return

Immigration
Fuels are not just for transportation in Nigeria, many people also use fuel to power their generators in order to get electricity at home and also run their businesses.

Nigeria’s low-income communities bear the brunt of faltering economy

Four vertical syringes of SARS CoV-2 Vaccine for COVID-19

Pandemic set to widen global inequality

Residents of Chicago's Englewood neighborhood gather for a candlelight vigil against gun violence.

This new book looks at all the kids killed by gun violence on a random day in America

Conflict
A make-shift bed of a homeless person, with a sign on top that reads "I'll be right back," in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Sept. 11.

A third of Argentina is poor. That’s not what the government used to say.

Economics

Former President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner had boasted that Argentina’s poverty rate was one of the lowest in the world, “below 5 percent.” Turns out, it’s over 30 percent.

Youth unemployment

As youth unemployment spikes, job seekers keep dreaming

Economics

The global youth unemployment rate has returned to a level close to its all-time high, according to new data from the International Labor Organization.

Women on the street

These Indian women said they could protect their local forests better than the men in their village. The men agreed.

Environment

Empowered by a law giving them claim to their forests, village women are patrolling to keep poachers out.

Brazilian soldiers inspecting water container for Zika

Improving water sources, sanitation facilities and poverty alleviation may not be the solution to Brazil’s Zika outbreak

Health

Data and scientific studies show that the relationship between poverty and the disease may not be as strong as you thought.

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How to make public schools serve poor students

Education

In 2015, New York City began turning schools in poor neighborhoods into community schools — combining rigorous instruction and extracurricular enrichment with a broad social support system.