National How one photographer is using his camera as a weapon against poverty and racism In his recently published photobook, "No Justice, No Peace," Devin Allen confronts readers with the reality of how little has changed since the civil rights movement. Seyma Bayram
Food bank visits dropped early this year, then shot up, depleting inventories ‘There were several pandemic era programs that were providing additional support to the hunger relief sector, and those programs expired. The reserves we had purchased with those funds were all depleted by the middle of the summer.’ -Linda Nageotte Kim Malcolm John O'Brien
National The hidden faces of hunger in America More than 1.2 million people struggled to put food on the table at some point last year in the Washington, D.C. region. Tens of millions more are struggling across the country. Olivia Hampton
The clock is ticking for U.N. goals to end poverty — and it doesn't look promising Can we end poverty, provide food for all and otherwise make Earth a better place by 2030? By all accounts, the answer is no. So then what's the point of the Sustainable Development Goals? Nurith Aizenman
Oxfam blames the rich for the pandemic plight of the poor. It's a controversial claim The poverty-fighting charity points to unprecedented new wealth accrued by the ultra-rich — and asserts that the result of the world's growing inequality is "economic violence" for the impoverished. Joanne Lu
Washington grocery workers 'begging' for more hours as wages don't keep up with bills Many grocery workers are running out of food at home and aren’t earning enough to make rent, according to a new study. Ruby de Luna Katie Campbell
National Poverty Declined In 2020, The Result Of Government Aid, Census Bureau Reports Stimulus payments moved 11.7 million people from poverty in 2020, according to new Census Bureau data. Laurel Wamsley
What happens when people are given monthly cash payments for a year? Tacoma will soon find out Tacoma is kicking off a new pilot program that they hope can be utilized to reduce poverty. For one year, 110 eligible families will receive $500 in monthly cash payments — with no strings attached. Ruby de Luna
World Opinion: How Latin America's Kids Suffer From World's Longest COVID School Closings Education was already a problem area in much of Latin America. But the coronavirus made a bad situation worse, writes journalist Alejandro Tarre. Alejandro Tarre
How the federal rescue plan could affect individuals, families, and the future ‘… it means that this has the potential to not only rescue our economy but to really benefit children and families and the economy for years to come.’ Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst