Tag: poverty
Photographer shows impact of COVID-19 on poverty in America
Photographer Julia Rendleman uses her photography to show the impact of poverty in America throughout the pandemic. WATCH the ABC News Live Stream Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_Ma8oQLmSM…
Hondurans head to the polls in presidential elections as US closely watches
ABC’s Maggie Rulli reports on the presidential elections in Honduras, which could have major implications for both immigration and the war on drugs in the…
One World, One Pandemic: How South America is fighting COVID-19
ABC News’ Victor Oquendo reports on Peru leading the globe in COVID deaths per capita, as the broader Latin American region battles record-high hunger. ABC…
Biden gives update on expanding Child Tax Credit
Monthly payments to middle-class families with children that make $150,000 or less began Thursday. #childtaxcredit #childpoverty #workingclass #families source
SAT to include new ‘adversity score’
The new score will calculate a student’s disadvantage level by looking at 15 factors including their high school, hometown and family. source
Candidates talk about what the country can do to get people out of poverty | ABC News
Yang says “we have fallen into this trap where we have allowed the market to tell us what we are all worth.” Democratic Debate in…
By the Numbers: Biden’s $15 per hour minimum wage plan
What President-elect Joe Biden’s minimum wage hike proposal could mean for low-wage workers and the U.S. economy. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays at 7EST &…
President Biden discusses economic crisis
President Joe Biden delivers remarks on his administration’s plans for economic recovery. source
More middle-class earners are struggling to get by amid COVID-19 unemployment
Some families that once saw themselves beyond the reach of poverty now need help feeding their families and avoiding eviction. “Nightline” speaks to some of…
Why migrants are fleeing Guatemala
ABC News’ Marcus Moore reports from Guatemala on the poverty and violence contributing to the mass exodus of migrants to the U.S. ABC News Live…
