In the News

(Mar. 31) – Of the 5,000 people who visit the San Francisco Public Library every day, about 15 percent of them are homeless, PBS reported. After years of watching this underserved demographic float through to get Internet access, a restroom and often, just refuge from the cold, the library realized it was in an auspicious […]

(Mar. 29) – The British transplant Red Nose Day will return for its second year in the United States, raising money to fight children’s poverty. The inaugural Red Nose Day USA last year raised more than $23 million and included a live, three-hour broadcast on NBC. The nine-week campaign will culminate with a live, two-hour […]

(Mar. 28) – It’s astounding just how unequally wealth is distributed around the world. in 2015, according to calculations by Oxfam, just 62 people had the same amount of wealth as the poorer half of humanity – 3.6 billion people. Those 62 people are incredibly rich, to be sure, but it’s also the case that […]

(Mar. 25) – Older Americans who live in poverty “cannot avoid its consequences. They wake up to that reality each and every day,” AARP Foundation President Lisa Marsh Ryerson said at the Aging in America conference March 23 in Washington. “Poverty is fundamentally America’s problem. A solution needs to come from all of us.”

(Mar. 24) – It’s a situation no family wants to find themselves in. “I was one of those in the community who was a have not,” Salvation Army Major Erma Camuti said. She remembers as a child not being as fortunate and living in poverty. “I remember I would wait until there was none of my […]

(Mar. 23) – There is a serious and growing geographic divide between the rich and the poor that requires attention. That’s the conclusion reached by researchers at the Economic Innovation Group. Using U.S. Census Department data, the study’s authors developed the Distressed Communities Index (DCI) to study the economic health of America down to the zip […]

(Mar. 23) – In a speech on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Republican House Speaker Paul Ryan dove into the 2016 presidential race. Not as a candidate, but as an arbiter. “Looking around at what’s taking place in politics today, it is easy to get disheartened,” he told interns and reporters in the Ways and Means Committee room. […]

(Mar. 21) – Democrats have always thought of Paul Ryan as a friendly foil. Long before he became speaker of the House, Ryan was the face of conservative policy in Congress, and he had earned the respect of President Obama and leading Democrats on Capitol Hill for, if nothing else, putting forward serious ideas and having […]

(Mar. 21) – A group of 51 New York millionaires wants lawmakers to raise taxes — on New York millionaires. In a letter addressed to Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) and state legislators, the group — working in conjunction with the left-leaning Fiscal Policy Institute and Responsible Wealth project — called for a permanent tax on the […]

(Mar. 21) – Headphones can make it so easy to tune out. Three months into my life in San Francisco, I’m realizing how much I’ve missed. “OK,” I thought to myself. “Today is going to be a crazy day.” I pulled my backpack on, grabbed a jacket and, as usual, put my headphones on before I […]