Financial writer Tim Harford, author of the new book The Undercover Economist Strikes Back, says the poverty line for a single American in 2012 was $30.52 per day. But Harford, talking with NPR's ...

How do our perceptions impact the way communities and a collective society respond? What does it mean to be poor? Assessing poverty in America What does it mean to be poor in America? How do our ...

As climate change causes the plant to warm and people crank up their air-conditioning, Americans are spending increasingly more money on their energy bills. This means more people are experiencing ...

For one San Diego woman, it’s losing the government benefits that helped feed her family because she got a $1 an hour raise. For another, it’s feeling like you’re not quite drowning, but always ...

What does it really mean to live in poverty? Artist Huiyi Lin explores this question through powerful images of food - each ...