All posts tagged "Poverty"
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A Right to Life, Liberty and a Basic Income?: The History of Guaranteed Basic Income
This type of welfare program is gaining popularity worldwide.
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Mick Mulvaney: No Evidence After-School Meals or Meals on Wheels Work
Mulvaney has been defending his comments about the budget proposal.
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Why Saudi Arabia Isn’t Going to Hit its 2030 Goal
After convening a girls' council made up entirely of men, will Saudi Arabia ever make progress with women's...
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AP Investigation: In Venezuela, the Military Profits as People Starve
Nearly 90 percent of Venezuelans can't afford to eat.
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The Fall of the “Welfare Queen” in California
California finally repeals discriminatory family cap rule for families receiving benefits.
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An Ode to Paul Ryan’s Anti-Poverty Brief Mishap
There are a lot of things that don't add up.
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Mississippi Might Start Grading Parents on Report Cards
An attempt to support some of Mississippi's struggling public schools.
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Blood From A Stone: Child Support’s Perverse Incentives
The math doesn't add up.
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Entrepreneurial Spirit?: Behind the Sale of Food Stamps
Why do people need to sell food stamps?
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Gentrification: What is it Doing to Our Urban Centers?
What's going on in our cities?
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State of the World’s Orphans
Worldwide Orphans is working to transform the lives of orphaned children across the globe. Find out more here.
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Partnership With Children to Ride For At-Risk Youth in TD Five Boro Bike Tour
Team Partnership With Children is riding in the TD Five Boro Bike Tour to raise funds and awareness...
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Defining Orphans: The World’s Most Vulnerable Children
With over 153 million orphans across the globe, find out what Worldwide Orphans is doing to transform their...
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Transition of Power in Nigeria Could Mean Global Change
A new president was elected in Nigeria this week, and it could have global implications.
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Paralegals Will Soon Be Able to Give Legal Advice in Washington
An innovative program in Washington will allow paralegals to give legal advice, a huge win for low-income Americans.
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Hunger: An Intractable Problem With a Myriad of Causes
Hunger isn't just a developing-world problem, it's in our own backyard too.
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School Vouchers: Are They Worth It?
If there's one thing most Americans can agree on it's that our education system is in dismal shape....
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More Public Schools are Experimenting With Single-Sex Education
The vast majority of public school classrooms in the United States are composed of students of both genders....
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Incentives for Drug Development: The Case of Ebola
The recent Ebola outbreak is plaguing thousands across West Africa with illness and death.
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The Bootstraps are Broken
A dominant narrative in the United States is that we can pull ourselves up by our bootstraps.
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The Costs of Criminalizing Homelessness
Trying to get by without a reliable place to stay is difficult. But it becomes nearly impossible when...
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Subversive San Francisco Street Art on Display at NYU’s Grey Art Gallery
Currently on view at NYU’s Grey Art Gallery, “Energy That is All Around: Mission School,” features a group...
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World Cup Brazil: ‘Let Them Eat Football!’
“According to the mural, soccer is the opium of the masses, the bread and circuses of today’s Brazil:...
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Domestic Violence: Ending the Trend
For every five cases of violent victimization, one of them is domestic violence, according to a recent publication...
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Obamacare Is Here to Stay! But It Still Kind of Sucks
Happy April Fool’s Day, folks! Guess what happened last night while you were sleeping? The Affordable Care Act’s...
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GOP to Hungry Kids: You Don’t Work Hard Enough
Happy Thursday, folks! You’re almost there. Breathe with me. Friday’s coming. In the meantime, let’s get to our...
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The Crime Blog Really Makes You Think
It’s been a busy few weeks here at Law Street Media as we launched our crime rankings last...
