Having to pull items off of the conveyor belt at the grocery store due to a miscalculation and counting out nickels and dimes for a dozen eggs are both humiliating and often times necessary experiences for the poor in the United States. It is not an uncommon occurrence at many grocery stores throughout the country. […]
Poverty could be alleviated via the mobile finance revolution, according to development experts. There are more than two billion people in the world who survive on less than two dollars a day. However, these individuals are not destined to remain in a chronic state of poverty. An estimated 10 to 30 percent of the world’s […]
A recent report from the New York Times highlights an important study from 1972 observing the health effects of poverty on children. The article is titled, Project to Improve Poor Children’s Intellect Led to Better Health. The impact of poverty not only on health, but intelligence as well, has been a focus of much research […]
