Income Inequality

The event on the National Mall kicks off the next phase of the new Poor People’s Campaign to continue – and build upon – the original campaign started by MLK

The Mule Train left the Mississippi Delta, for Washington, D.C. It was part of Martin Luther King Jr.'s last major effort to mobilize impoverished Americans.

Across the country, retail and fast-food employees have said that unpredictable work schedules, the kind churned out by computer programs, wreak havoc on their lives.

The research showed that with each additional ACE that a parent experienced, a child had 17 percent higher odds of having been diagnosed with asthma.

The program increased enrollment and reduced student financial stress.

The First State is among 10 states that deny the taxpayer-funded scholarships to more than half of eligible students.

The proposed changes apply to a program intended to provide food to low-income families.

In Philadelphia, the unemployment rate has been declining, but it remains higher than the national rate of 5.3 percent.

Hurricane Maria has reignited a small movement in Puerto Rico aimed at strengthening the local food system so the island can survive and thrive

NPR talked to eight researchers to explore this controversy. All of them say they share the goal of helping poor kids achieve their highest potential in school.

Salima Ellis tries hard to pay her water bill in full every month, but often it's difficult to find the $80 or so she needs to keep the H20 flowing and her account up to date.

The Supreme Court delivered a major blow to workers, ruling for the first time that workers may not band together to challenge violations of federal labor laws.

The Chaparros are one of 50 Puerto Rican evacuee families in Philadelphia finally able to settle into a long-term home, thanks to the work of local organizers.

Licenses and Inspections Commissioner Dave Perri wants to radically rewrite Philadelphia’s zoning code to make room for smaller, more inexpensive housing units.

Democracy is eroding as people lose faith in an open society and a country that doesn't work for them, and a government that doesn't meet their needs or serve their interests.