A popular blogger says the real poverty line for a family of four is around $140,000. There has been pushback.

Financial analyst Michael Green suggests the official poverty line of $32,000 per year for a family of four in the U.S. is ...

Elizabeth Warren’s “two-income trap” is nonsense, but benefit cliffs are real.

At least from a material perspective, things have never been better for many if not most Americans: Their homes are larger ...

A viral claim that $140K is the "real poverty line" has sparked debate over what it takes to be middle class in 2025.

Michael Green’s call to expand the poverty line to $140K reignites a debate over what economic strain really means today.

The idea the poverty threshold should be $140,000 is so ludicrous it deserves little real consideration. But this crazy idea is a great window into how populism works.

In his State of the Union address in 1964, President Lyndon Johnson famously called for “an unconditional war on poverty.” Since then, according to the Census Bureau, the proportion of Americans with ...

Over 50% of Americans think homelessness and poverty is a growing problem nationwide. Respondents to a new AP-NORC/Harris poll are divided on the cause of homelessness. However, there is agreement ...

If anyone alive today merits Martin Luther King Jr.’s civil rights mantle, it’s the Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II. Cornel West, the theologian and independent presidential candidate, calls Barber the ...

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