Food stamps keep about five million people out of poverty.
There are some big problems with the way poverty is measured in this country. A Census report came out this week based on the “supplemental poverty measure” — a newer, unofficial method that figures in the value of many government benefits, the cost of living in different cities, and health-care costs.
Continue reading… “50 million Americans living in poverty in the U.S.”
Why is this quiet trend is about to reverse itself?
There is some good news among the most vulnerable segment of American society despite a housing crisis, a great recession, rising income inequality, and elevated poverty. An estimated 633,000 population of homeless in America has declined in the last decade.
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Insects may be the food of the future.
In Western societies, eating insects is considered disgusting or even primitive. But 2 billion people elsewhere consume insects on a regular basis. According to a report released last month by the UN, the benefits of using insects as food is so great that it is high time we convert the other 5 billion people into insect-eaters.
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The brighter global picture is the result of international and national aid and development projects.
According to a new groundbreaking academic study, some of the poorest people in the world are becoming significantly less poor. The study has taken a new approach to measuring deprivation. Oxford University’s poverty and human development initiative report predicts that countries among the most impoverished in the world could see acute poverty eradicated within 20 years if they continue at present rates.
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Chemistry professor Robert Parson instructs his students in a lecture hall classroom during a chemistry class at Colorado University.
An annual meeting of the The American Anthropological Association is held to showcase research from around the world. Thousands of other anthropologists usually pay $650 for airfare, $400 for three nights in a “student” hotel, $70 for membership, and $94 for admission. The latter two fees are student rates. If you are unemployed or underemployed scholar, the rates would double.
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The Indian government is planning to give one mobile phone to every family living below the poverty line.
The Indian government is considering giving one mobile phone to every family living below the poverty line, according to Today Online.
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“The reality is that prospects for the poor and the near poor are dismal.”
A record number of Americans are being squeezed by rising living costs. Nearly 1 in 2 have fallen into poverty or are scraping by on earnings that classify them as low income.
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The number of Americans who lack access to basic necessities like food and health care is now higher than it was at the peak of the Great Recession, a survey released Thursday found. And in a finding that could worsen fears of U.S. decline, the share of Americans struggling to put food on the table is now three times as large as the share of the Chinese population in the same position.
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U.S. poverty rate hits 15.1%
Income fell for the third straight year in 2010 in the typical American household. The poverty level rose up to its highest leve since 1993 as the aftermath of the latest recession continued to take a toll.
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The unplanned pregnancy rate among women with incomes below the federal poverty line jumped by 50 percent between 1994 and 2006.
Nearly half of all pregnancies in the United States are unplanned and they are increasingly concentrated among low-income women, according to a new study.
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The wealth gaps between whites and minorities have grown to their widest levels in a quarter-century. According to an analysis of new Census data, the recession and uneven recovery have erased decades of minority gains, leaving whites on average with 20 times the net worth of blacks and 18 times that of Hispanics.
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There are large variations of life expectancy in the U.S.
Americans are living longer. But that’s not the case in every corner of the country. According to a new study, hundreds of U.S. counties, mostly in the South, life expectancy has fallen.
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