Is it cheaper to end poverty than to maintain it? Research says yes
Melissa Fisher, who relies on unemployment benefits, says she is barely surviving. “It’s really hard … you’re making…
The 83-year-old president in Ivory Coast seeks a fourth term
ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Placide Konan has been using his slam poetry shows to speak out against…
Pope Leo: Usury ‘corrupts the human heart’ and enslaves the poor
Pope Leo XIV condemns usury as a grave sin that enslaves the poor and corrupts the human heart,…
Madagascar president dissolves lower house of parliament in midst of apparent coup attempt
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascan President Andry Rajoelina dissolved the lower house of parliament on Tuesday, deepening the…
Winners of 2025 MacArthur ‘genius’ awards and $800,000 prizes are announced
A political scientist who studies what helps people connect across differences. A novelist whose books about Native American…
‘Poverty in Aotearoa is not accidental’: How our systems deliberately keep people poor
In an excerpt from Pakukore: Poverty by Design, Huhana Hickey (Ngāti Tāhinga, Ngāti Ira) argues that policy failure…
Colombia’s president calls for criminal investigation against Trump over Caribbean strikes
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday called for a criminal investigation against U.S. President…
Leaders of many nations gather at UN to talk about how to fix the world
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — With global support for a Palestinian state growing, Israel’s devastating war in Gaza is…
US military strike disrupts life in Venezuela’s impoverished Caribbean communities
GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — On Venezuela’s Paria Peninsula, an idyllic stretch of Caribbean coast, it is an open…
Mozambique gets World Bank backing for $6 billion electricity project
SIDUAVA, Mozambique (AP) — Hermínio Guambe used to cut hair in a tiny barbershop with no electricity in…
South Africa commissions an inequality report for G20 summit
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — South Africa said Thursday it has commissioned a report on global wealth inequality…
Pope in Albano: Welcome Christ in the poor
In the Sanctuary of Santa Maria della Rotonda in Albano, Pope Leo presided over Mass and expressed his…