The deaths of Jodi and Randy Speidel illustrate how weak our safety net really is.

David Brooks’ rendition of poverty is as “representative” of people with low-incomes as corrupt corporate titans are of small entrepreneurs.

Amy Treptow came to Washington to tell her story of climbing out of poverty. Some elected officials were more interested than others. 

Ten groups that are laying the foundation for an economic justice revival.

After a two-year run, This Week in Poverty signs off.

While Obama described his vision for an economy defined by mobility, Senator Debbie Stabenow cut a deal for at least another $8 billion in food stamp cuts. 

Anti-poverty leaders discuss the need to move from just playing defense to working together to achieve a shared agenda.

Five Witnesses to Hunger came to Capitol Hill to talk poverty and hunger with Congress.

The New Public offers a powerful look at poverty’s impact on education.

The Half in Ten campaign lays out a path to dramatically reduce poverty—but it will require a real, sustained and disruptive fight to acheive it.