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IN THE past few decades something amazing has happened. The share and the number of extremely poor people in the world (on the current definition, ... (2018)
We might direct assistance to the millions of Americans whose suffering is as bad as that of poor people in Africa or Asia. (2018)
Conventional wisdom says artificial intelligence will eliminate jobs. But it can also improve education and employment. But it’s time we start t... (2018)
EMA ZELIKOVITCH, a 24-year-old philosophy graduate in Madrid, takes a deep breath before listing the jobs she has held over the past few years. Whi... (2017)
As covid-19 rages, many poorer people can no longer afford enough food | The Americas Brazilians are increasingly going hungry… (2021)
Giving the homeless shelter is cheaper than dealing with the consequences of rough sleeping (2021)
As a result, the ideas of the earliest economists are being revised and improved (2020)
For humanity over all, life just keeps getting better. “If you’re depressed by the state of the world, let me toss out an idea: In the long arc ... (2019)
More light, less clarity THOUGH SHE lives in one of the world’s poorest countries, Drocella Yandereye is a picture of upward mobility. Her small... (2019)
More égalité than you might think WHEN EMMANUEL MACRON launches his promised “great national debate” on January 15th, he hopes to show a willing... (2019)
THE LOS ANGELES regional food bank distributes 300,000 meals a month, but that, says its director, Michael Flood, is only a fraction of what the hu... (2018)
U.S. unemployment is down and jobs are going unfilled. But for people without much education, the real question is: Do those jobs pay enough to liv... (2018)
Indonesia had a program to provide subsidized rice to the poor. But thousands of kilos didn't make it to the recipients. (2018)
A new federal report on homelessness shows King County behind only Los Angeles and New York City in the number of people living without permanent s... (2017)
Long plagued by poverty and desperation, Stockton, Calif., is testing universal basic income as a means of improving the lives of its people. (2018)
There have been incorrect reports in the media about the Finnish experimental study on a Universal Basic Income. The experiment will run until the ... (2018)
Allies on Election Day, the two wings of the Democratic Party are growing further estranged in other aspects of their lives... (2018)
Why Africa’s poor pay high prices - Overpriced “WE FEEL so hungry,” says Agatha Khasiala, a Kenyan housekeeper, grumbling about the price of me... (2018)
Alana Baltzer bought her first new winter coat recently. She’s eating vegetables and fruit now instead of junk food. And, because she’s not worryin... (2018)
What if everyone lived in the same street? I’m obsessed with a website called Dollar Street. Created by Factfulness co-author Anna Rosling Rönnlun... (2018)
For billions, it can mean hours spent collecting water. For almost a million, it means dying from disease. (2025)
The pandemic took the concept of universal basic income out of the hands of Silicon Valley tech bros—and brought it to the people. (2021)
Finland is the only EU country where homelessness is falling. Its secret? Giving people homes as soon as they need them – unconditionally "As in... (2019)
But their chance of survival still depends on where they are born. “Two decades ago, nearly 10 million children did not live to see a 5th birthd... (2019)
5.4 million children under 5 die every year – that's 15,000 every day. Yet this is an everyday tragedy that never makes the headlines. (2019)
As the face of homelessness changes, politicians cling to limited policy ideas and quick fixes. (2019)
My heart breaks when my friends conflate the two terms: understanding the difference between ‘broke’ and ‘poor’ is the first step toward building a... (2019)
Has global poverty declined dramatically? That might seem like a straightforward question to answer, but it’s become the topic of fierce debate ... (2019)
What can UK cities learn from Finland, where the number of rough sleepers has fallen dramatically? (2019)
Microcredit, explained: how microcredit can help the world’s poorest. Microcredit was once hailed as a solution to global poverty. Recent studie... (2019)
Vox, Published on Nov 14, 2014 We know how to end poverty. So why don't we? Read more about the simplest plan to end poverty, a universal basic ... (2018)
America is the richest country in the world, but it also has one of the biggest divides between rich and poor. What can a zip code reveal about ine... (2018)
Together 18 Miami leaders from 5 verticals - Education /Technology /Enterprises /City /People - shared their initiatives and projects related to th... (2018)
CAFOD Published on Aug 16, 2016 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as part of Agenda 2030 Su... (2018)
Bill Gates recently read Hans Rosling's new book "Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World—and Why Things Are Better Than You Think." I... (2018)
CAFOD Published on Aug 16, 2016 The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by the United Nations in 2015 as part of Agenda 2030 Su... (2018)
Marginal Revolution University Published on Feb 16, 2016 Throughout this section of the course, we’ve been trying to solve a complicated economic... (2018)
LastWeekTonight Published on Jul 13, 2014 John Oliver discusses America's growing wealth gap and why it may be a problem in the future. Connec... (2018)
The Rio you won’t see at the Olympics Watch part 1, "2016 Olympics: What Rio doesn’t want the world to see" (2018)
Marginal Revolution University Published on Feb 16, 2016 Throughout this section of the course, we’ve been trying to solve a complicated economic... (2018)
The seeds of the apparently sudden collapse of Venezuela’s once-proud oil industry were sown two decades ago. (2018)
Masters of Scale podcast, 2017: “#7 Grit Happens with Crisis Text Line's Nancy Lublin. To succeed, entrepreneurs need a good idea, timing, money, ... (2017)
The California Sunday Magazine The College Try Liz Waite and Kersheral Jessup couldn’t afford a higher education, let alone rent. But they worked a... (2017)