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Poverty

Rust Belt cities like Detroit had the greatest disparities in life expectancy between rich and poor.

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The Poor’s Life Expectancy Varies Based on Where They Live

The life expectancy gap between New York and Gary, Indiana is over four years

Cool Finds

These Little-Known Photographs Put an Eerie Face on Child Labor

Unpublished photos taken by Lewis Wickes Hine make a haunting case against the conditions experienced by many working children in the early 20th century

Mumbai's gigantic Dharavi slum will soon be home to a mobile museum.

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Mumbai Is Getting a Museum Designed For and About Its Slums

But is a museum showcasing objects created by slum residents ethical or exploitative?

Could This MIT Economist Make Banking Useful to the Poor?

Natalia Rigol is attempting to figure out if community information can help developing world banks decide who to lend to

A "kissing bug," the insect whose bite can transmit the parasite that causes Chagas disease

New Research

Why Infectious Tropical Diseases Are Returning to America

Climate, geography and economy are just a few risk factors

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Virtual Reality Could Be the Next Big Thing in Charitable Giving

Immersive storytelling brings a bit of sobering reality to would-be donors

In Norway, 12-year-old Thea has become the poster girl for putting an end to child marriage around the world.

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The Fake Story of a Blond Child Bride Made This the Most Visited Blog in Norway

The campaign is meant to increase awareness and also is seeking sponsors of individual girls

New Research

Home-Cooked Meals Are a Burden on Women

Cash- and time-strapped moms often feel pressured to cook meals for unappreciative kids and men

This is what an actual Goodwill box looks like.

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Fake Clothing Drop Bins Use Your “Charity” Donations To Make a Profit

From Tampa to Charlotte to New York City, non-legit Goodwill boxes are proliferating

New Research

For Some American Women, It’s Become the Norm to Have Babies Without Being Married

Women who don’t complete college are much more likely to have a child outside of wedlock than those who hold a bachelor’s degree

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Seattle Votes to Increase Its Minimum Wage to $15

Economists, however, say that the unprecedented hike could have negative repercussions for the city

A house in Detroit is demolished in 1992

40,000 of Detroit’s Buildings Could Be Torn Down

Detroit’s Blight Removal Task Force is urging the city to tear down thousands of vacant buildings

As climate change makes wet places wetter and dry areas drier, the frequency of drought is expected in increase in certain locations. Droughts, such as this one in Kenya in 2006, can increase food insecurity, especially among the poor.

Anthropocene

Eight Ways That Climate Change Hurts Humans

From floods and droughts to increases in violent conflict, climate change is taking a toll on the planet’s population

New Research

A Surprising Number of College Students Struggle to Find Enough Food

Food insecurity, a problem normally associated with poverty, also plagues college campuses

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How a New Yorker Article Launched the First Shot in the War Against Poverty

When a powerful 1963 piece laid out the stark poverty in America, the White House took action

The transformation of a homeless America.

Inside the Plan to Get 100,000 Homeless Off the Streets

A new campaign has enjoyed stunning success in lowering the number of chronically homeless in the United States

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Help the Homeless? There’s an App for That

Two doctors in Boston may have found a way to identify which homeless people are most in need of urgent medical care

With steady sunshine and cheap labor, Colombian farms yield $1 billion in exports, dominating the United States market.

The Secrets Behind Your Flowers

Chances are the bouquet you’re about to buy came from Colombia. What’s behind the blooms?

"We had 12,000 to 15,000 paintings here," says Georges Nader Jr., with a Paul Tanis work at the remains of his family's house and museum near Port-au-Prince.

In Haiti, the Art of Resilience

Within weeks of January’s devastating earthquake, Haiti’s surviving painters and sculptors were taking solace from their work

People of every income level and skin color mix comfortably on Rio's gorgeous beaches like here at Ipanema-Leblon.

Reinventing Rio

The dazzling but tarnished Brazilian city gets a makeover as it prepares for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympic Games

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