Tag: Poverty
Madagascar’s military power grab shows Africa’s coup problem isn’t restricted to...
John Joseph Chin, Carnegie Mellon University
Those who rise to power through a coup often fall by the same...
Why people rebuild in Appalachia’s flood-ravaged areas despite the risks
Kristina P. Brant, Penn State
On Valentine’s Day 2025, heavy rains started to fall in parts of rural Appalachia....
From breakbeats to the dance floor: How hip-hop and house revolutionized...
Joycelyn Wilson, Georgia Institute of Technology
There was a time when artists representing two of America’s biggest homegrown musical...
Poor people are business owners, too – but myths around poverty...
Michael H. Morris, University of Notre Dame
Nearly 1 in 5 people in the world lives in poverty. Even...
The true cost of food is far higher than what you...
Kathleen Merrigan, Arizona State University
After several years of pandemic-driven price spikes at the grocery store, retail food price...
Teenagers often know when their parents are having money problems −...
Jamie Hanson, University of Pittsburgh
When parents try to shield their kids from financial hardship, they may be doing...
Philadelphia’s minimum wage has been stuck at $7.25 an hour since...
Michael O'Bryan, Drexel University and Alicia Atkinson, Drexel University
In Philadelphia, the poorest big city in the U.S., the...
Marriage is not as effective an anti-poverty strategy as you’ve been...
Eleanor Brown, Fordham University; June Carbone, University of Minnesota, and Naomi Cahn, University of Virginia
Brides.com predicts that 2024...
EXPLORING NATURE
Oldest known cremation in Africa poses 9,500-year-old mystery about Stone Age...
Jessica C. Thompson, Yale University; Elizabeth Sawchuk, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York), and Jessica Cerezo-Román, University of Oklahoma
