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The article discusses how the U.S. federal government can address the problem of poverty in the country. It commends government programmes for helping poor people in the country. The problem has been attributed to the lack of intervention. According to statistics, 40 million people are poor in 2017 and a fifth of children remain poor after government benefits.

The article reports that household incomes are growing again in the U.S. after a lengthy period of stagnation. It mentions that the low-income Americans appear to have fared the best in the upside-down post-pandemic period, in addition, shifts in taxation have failed to keep up with the explosive growth in incomes for America's wealthiest.

The article discusses Black Americans are spending more of the day being kept waiting according to analysis of Bureau of Labour Statistics. It mentions poorer people have to wait longer for basic services; and low-income neighbourhoods often have fewer shops and medical centres; and the worse-off claim unemployment benefits or food stamps, means interacting with government administration.

The article discusses the economic impact of COVID-19 transmission particularly on the poor people in the U.S. as of July 2020. Topics covered include the state of poverty according to economists from the University of Chicago in Illinois and the University of Notre Dame in Indiana from April to May 2020, impact of the government-provided stimulus on the poor, and the state of unemployment.

The article explores the transfer of the concentration of poor people in the suburbs in the U.S. It attributes the changing geography of poverty to the declining median household income and the mismanagement of city finances. The effect of increasing housing costs and income inequality on the condition of poor people is discussed, as well as the rising number of poor children in cities across the country.

The article explores the high poverty rate in California despite its developed economy. According to statistics, California has 7.4 million poor people based on the official poverty line. The impact of the high number of undocumented immigrants on the economy of California is discussed, as well as the success of the state's high technology industry and the motion picture industry.

The article discusses the method employed by the U.S. federal government in measuring poverty. It identifies the problems present by the country's antiquated poverty line, including the calculation of income before taxes and transfers. The supplemental poverty measure (SPM) is criticized for taking benefits and cost of living into account.

The article explores the benefits of gentrification efforts in the U.S. It discusses critics' claim that gentrification leads to the displacement of poor residents, as well as the results of several studies that refute their claim. It also describes trends underlying the benefits of gentrification, including the lack of investment in poor neighborhoods and the promotion of affordable-housing schemes by city governments.

The article focuses on nomination of Ben Carson by U.S. President Donald Trump for leading the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). It mentions that Carson's significant policy decision has been a two-year delay of the "small-area fair market rents" (SAFMR) rule, finalized by former U.S. President Barack Obama 's administration, which aimed to help voucher-holders move to better neighborhoods. It also mentions that the HUD funds rental-assistance schemes for poor people in the U.S.

The article discusses the relationship between mortality rates and income in the U.S., referencing a study conducted by social scientists Janet Currie and Hannes Schwandt published in the journal "Science." The increase in life expectancy among poor people in the U.S., including the role that decreasing smoking rates plays in health improvements, is discussed. Decreases in mortality rates among middle-aged white Americans are also discussed.

The article discusses the efforts to eradicate poverty in the U.S. in relation to the costs that low-income Americans incur while conducting financial transactions with banking and non-bank financial services facilities. According to the article, there is a discrepancy between the costs of money orders issued by banks and U.S. post offices. Bank fees and the process of cashing a pay cheque at a credit union are examined, along with pre-paid debit card and credit card costs.

The article discusses the link between unhealthy eating and low income in the U.S. Topics include the problem of food deserts or areas without grocery stores, the impact of income inequality on public health patterns, and the influence of time constraints on the eating habits of poor people. The costs of health problems related to obesity are noted.

The author discuss the case for free trade in the U.S. Topics discussed include increase in job losses and unemployment in the country due to its dynamic economy which created and destroys jobs each month, according to a study by American Universities majority of decline in factory jobs being caused by Chinese competition; and increase in imports of clothes, shoes, furniture, toys and electronics from China increased the spending power of those in low incomes.

The article discusses the economic success for the black people in the U.S. It highlights the increase number of student protests due to the poor handling of racist incidents and racial tensions between the blacks and the whites. It also examines the influence of discrimination to the educational failure of blacks that could reflect to drop out of the black students from poor families.

The article focuses on the impact of gentrification on the poor in Washington, D.C. in 2015. Topics include the number of black residents that have left urban centers between 1990 and 2010, the use of rent control regulations in metropolitan areas, and if minorities are disproportionately displaced by gentrification.

The article focuses on research concerning the role geography plays in unemployment. It states that the use of cross-sectional research made it difficult to separate cause and effect and talks about small samples in research. It mentions a paper using longitudinal data published by the National Bureau of Economic Research that examined job searches of 250,000 poor Americans who had lost their jobs during mass lay-offs living in nine Midwestern cities over six years and their employment options.