"Invisible America" is a poignant film that delves into the harsh realities of poverty in the United States. Through ...

Trump administration could reinvest in rural America’s future Randolph Hubach, Purdue University and Cody Mullen, Purdue University Rural ...

As congressional Republicans mull slashing federal spending, a key nutrition program is on the chopping block—and everyone on ...

USAID started in the 1960s as a way to offset the spread of communism. Since then, it has had various other soft-power ...

Jenny Jing Zhu of Lush Decor overcame poverty, cultural subordination and language barriers to pursue her entrepreneurial ...

It estimates that the current poverty rate is between 4 and 4.5 percent. The findings also show that rural poverty dropped to 4.86 percent in FY24, a sharp decline from 7.2 percent in FY23 and 25. ...

Yesterday, we ran an opinion piece by Salena Zito about — broadly — the evolution of the Rust Belt and the comparisons of the silence then to the ruckus now regarding the jobs being lost by government ...

Sixty years ago, the first programs of President Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society” were signed into law. They were part of a ...

John Hope Bryant argues that raising credit scores could increase our life expectancies and lessen political division.

So, what is it going to take for our state to recognize the critical problems in our rural counties? Where is the commitment ...