Poverty in America has changed since the 1960s. Morton Broffman/Getty Images July 12, 2021 Poverty in 2021 looks different than in 1964 – but the US hasn’t changed how it measures who’s poor since LBJ began his war Mark Robert Rank, Washington University in St. Louis Newer measures of poverty may do a better job of counting America’s poor, which is necessary to helping them.
More governments and aid organizations are giving poor people cash. Mayur Kakade/Moment via Getty Images March 17, 2021 Why cash payments aren’t always the best tool to help poor people Heath Henderson, Drake University Despite evidence that cash payments can help improve well-being, they have limitations as well, according to a development economist.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s message of love matters today. Tami Chappell/Reuters November 16, 2016 Why a fractured nation needs to remember King’s message of love Joshua F.J. Inwood, Penn State Martin Luther King Jr.’s vision of love was not sentimental. It demanded that individuals tell their oppressors what they were doing was wrong. How can this vision help with community-building today?