Eradicating poverty is at the top of the U.N.’s stated goals. But their measure of poverty is only half the story.

Every time a paycheck comes in and then seems to immediately go out again between bills and other expenses, it's easy to be ...

Depending on where you draw the line between rich and poor countries, the worst-off have stopped growing faster than richer ...

Progress on infectious diseases, which thrive in the poorest countries, has slowed sharply. If the share of people ...

People with less means know a thing or two about stretching a dollar — something the rich may not fully understand. “Poor people are experts at finding ways to make the most out of their limited ...

One of the first rules of journalism addresses writers making ‘assumptions,’ which—in this business—is a ‘no-no.’  The most obvious is the ‘assumption’ that the reader knows what you are talking […] ...

The personal carbon footprint of the richest people in society is grossly underestimated, both by the rich themselves and by those on middle and lower incomes, no matter which country they come from.

More Americans are struggling to afford necessities like rent, child care and medical expenses. That caused the Supplemental ...

More faced hardship in the United States last year, the Census Bureau said, as inflation and the end of subsidies outweighed ...