RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When summer heat comes to the Arara neighborhood in northern Rio, it lingers, baking the red brick and concrete that make up many of the buildings long after the sun has gone ...

In 1988 President Ronald Reagan argued that “the federal government declared a war on poverty, and poverty won”. Thomas Sowell, a 95-year-old economist at the Hoover Institution and social-media ...

Nearly 8 in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty—887 million out of 1.1 billion globally—are directly exposed to climate hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, drought, or air pollution.

The problem isn't the poor, working or not. The problem is our systems.

While it's true that many people who grow up experiencing poverty tend to be less financially stable later in life, there are still financial habits and frugal mentalities that can healthily follow ...

The double standards that criticize those who are less fortunate while giving more power to the wealthy. Being able to work and, more specifically, having financial stability are some of the things ...

New York, 17 October 2025 – Nearly 8 in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty – 887 million out of 1.1 billion globally – are directly exposed to climate hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, ...

FILE - Luis Cassiano cools off with water that falls from his green roof at his home in Arara, a poor neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro on Jan. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo, File) RIO DE JANEIRO ...

Climate COP30 Poverty FILE - Luis Cassiano cools off with water that falls from his green roof at his home in Arara, a poor neighborhood, in Rio de Janeiro on Jan. 9 ...