In need of help.

The article looks at the plight of poor Americans as of November 2012, in the aftermath of the 2012 U.S. presidential election. It notes the U.S. poverty rate has risen in recent years, and that poverty is not prominent on U.S. politicians' agenda as it was under U.S. President Lyndon Johnson. Factors including the changing nature of jobs, stagnant wages, and a high rate of incarceration are cited.