Government makes most things worse. President Lyndon B. Johnson launched a war on poverty; President Richard Nixon a war on drugs. Both had good intentions, but their "wars" do more harm than good. I ...

The government's child poverty strategy, which had been due for publication in the spring, has been delayed. The Child Poverty Taskforce is still working on the strategy and has been considering, ...

With the government shut down and no clear resolution in sight, a critical federal nutrition program that assists low-income mothers may soon run out of funding, leaving millions of poor families in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aisha Nyandoro is a leading voice on equitable economic policies. A recent AP-NORC poll reveals a pervasive misunderstanding about ...

ROB FINNERTY: We don't think we've ever been less interested in a story than we are tonight talking about another government shutdown. What was once rare has become a media created crisis semiannually ...

For the past 25 years, my research as a cultural anthropologist has taken me into the homes and neighborhoods of people living in poverty in cities and rural communities throughout the U.S. To better ...

We examine how the well-being of those with few resources changed, amidst economic disruption and large, transitory government transfers. We find that in the years leading up to the pandemic and in ...

Energy is an unusual commodity as it imposes running costs and capital expenditure. The main way to permanently reduce running costs is to spend money on more efficient use of energy: better insulated ...

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted unprecedented policy interventions in the US that provided nearly $3 trillion to support struggling families. This column examines the short-term effects of these ...

Earlier this month, Sri Lankan President Anura Dissanayake and Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya ceremoniously unveiled their government’s Prajashakthi (Community Power) policy, declaring it would ...

Billionaires are sometimes criticized for having excessive wealth and for fueling gross inequality. Two professors say the uber-wealthy should be celebrated for improving people's lives in many cases.