The map shows that a large proportion of Southern and Western states have a higher percentage of child poverty at 14 percent or more, and includes states that have high levels of wealth like Texas ...

Overall, nearly half (45 percent, 47.8 million) of private sector workers in the US lack a single day of paid sick leave ... About 9.1 percent of people in working families lives in poverty and 26.3 ...

We can do better. Explore our map below illustrating how raising the wage would benefit nearly 40 million workers – 27 percent of the workforce – and read our full report. A simple raise in the ...

The map released by the US Drought Monitor on Thursday showed that more than 33 percent of the US and Puerto Rico were in ...

In a confidential survey, the U.N. sees U.S. pause fueling extremism, instability, and thwarting long-standing efforts to end poverty and global inequality.