A prominent strategist contends that the real "poverty line" for a family of four is $140,000, not the official threshold of $32,150. Created in the 1960s, the formula used to calculate the poverty ...

“Our entire safety net is designed to catch people at the very bottom, but it sets a trap for anyone trying to climb out. As income rises from $40,000 to $100,000, benefits disappear faster than wages ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aisha Nyandoro is a leading voice on equitable economic policies. It’s time to retire the outdated federal poverty line and ...

When socialist muckraker Upton Sinclair dropped his gonzo exposé on the abysmal working conditions of Chicago’s meatpacking industry, the public was enraptured and horrified by the serial that ...

Total falsehoods: "I want for people to recognize a great job that I've done on pricing, on affordability, because we brought prices way down," said President Donald Trump on Monday. (The White House ...

BES-AR has shared its hunger and poverty lines for January 2026 with the public. According to the research, the hunger line ...