Simply giving money to poor families at certain times reduced deaths among young children by nearly half, a new study found. By Apoorva Mandavilli Of every 1,000 children born in Kenya, 32 don’t make ...

We in America are of two minds when it comes to our neighbors who are poor. We know we have an obligation to take care of those less well off, those in need. But we have an easy time shirking that ...

On the same day Pope Leo’s exhortation on caring for the poor was released, a content creator at the center of internet ...

Direct cash payments to the poor have been widely lauded as a potential solution for global poverty, but this concise debut study makes a strong case that they don’t work. Economist Henderson draws on ...

One thing that has been a staple of congressional compromise over the past three decades or so was the farm bill. The Democrats would -- generally speaking -- hold their nose and vote for the bill, ...

Pregnant women, poor children and the disabled are some of society’s most vulnerable populations. It’s a shame that Democrats in Washington are using these populations as bargaining chips to undo ...