Tag: Poverty

A Town’s Housing Crisis Exposes a ‘House of Cards’

HAILEY, Idaho — Near the private jets that shuttle billionaires to their…

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As Latin America Shifts Left, Leaders Face a Bleak Reality.

BOGOTÁ, Colombia — In Chile, a tattooed former student activist won the…

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Is the World Really Falling Apart, or Does It Just Feel That Way?

Has the world entered a time of unusual turbulence, or does it…

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In South Asia, Climate Change Worries Take On Fresh Urgency

FATEHGARH-SAHIB, India — When the unseasonably heavy rains flooded the fields, and…

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The Root of Haiti’s Misery: Reparations to Enslavers

In 1789, before the slave rebellion, the marquis bought 21 recently kidnapped…

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At Davos, a Referendum on the World Economic Forum

The small ski town of Davos, high in the Swiss alps, has…

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A One-Woman Rescue Squad for Homeless Students

“The fact that there’s this cadre of liaisons who are committed to…

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Cash Aid to Poor Mothers Increases Brain Activity in Babies, Study Finds

The question of whether cash aid helps or hurts children is central…

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Child Tax Credit’s Extra Help Ends, Just as Covid Surges Anew

That didn’t happen. Polls found the public roughly divided over whether the…

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