A WORLD FREE of poverty would once have sounded fanciful. For most of human history it was barely even imaginable. Around ...

The child poverty rate in California nearly tripled from 2021 to 2024 — 7.5% to 18.6% — and is now the fourth highest in the country, according to new KIDS COUNT data from the Annie E. Casey ...

The level rose slightly on the previous year while the number of children living in poverty has remained steady.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aisha Nyandoro is a leading voice on equitable economic policies. A recent AP-NORC poll reveals a pervasive misunderstanding about ...

In late November 2025, Michael W. Green, chief strategist and portfolio manager at Simplify Asset Management, published a ...

Rising tariffs have historically contributed to higher consumer prices in the United States. Research on past tariff ...

Every few years, Washington rediscovers fraud. A viral clip of someone misusing food stamps. A headline about child care providers in Minnesota. A politician promising to crack down on “fraud and ...

Talks of recession, high prices, and layoffs have left many Americans on edge. But here’s what may surprise you: financial ...

What a cruel irony: The president whose policy obsession from Day 1 in the Oval Office has been not to grow the economy but to reduce income inequality has presided over a near-record surge in the ...

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 ...

Stanford economic researchers estimate that ending poverty worldwide would cost $170 billion per year, establishing a concrete number for future policies. The study, published in December by ...

Poverty in Nigeria rose to 63 per cent in 2025 despite a slowdown in inflation, underscoring the limited impact of recent ...