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Looking Back at the Images of Poverty that Sparked a Firestorm in the 1960s

Gordon Parks' seminal photos of Flávio for Life magazine were an early example of the remarkable power of documentary photography to galvanize—and also divide—the public.
By Jordan Riefe
This photo taken on August 4, 2010 shows newly-born babies inside the nursery room of a government-run maternity hospital in Manila. The Philippine government will provide contraceptives to poor couples who request it despite strong opposition from the dominant Roman Catholic church, President Benigno Aquino said September 27, 2010. Speaking in a satellite television interview from the United States where he is on a seven-day visit, Aquino stressed that the number of children a couple had was a matter of personal choice. AFP PHOTO/TED ALJIBE (Photo credit should read TED ALJIBE/AFP/Getty Images)

NJ Politics Digest: Report Highlights Condition of the State’s Infants and Toddlers

Advocates for Children of New Jersey released its first Babies Count report, outlining the social and health challenges faced by the state's 310,000 youngest inhabitants.
By Observer Politics Team

Study: 1/3 of Americans Living Above Poverty Can’t Afford a Middle-Class Lifestyle

The study is the first to look at this struggling above-poverty group.
By Sissi Cao

New York City Poverty Rate Hits Lowest Level Since Great Recession

By Madina Toure

Will 800,000 New Yorkers Receive Half-Priced Metrocards?

By Madina Toure
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker wants to reduce food stamp benefits for families with children whose parents who do not work at least 80 hours a month or meet related requirements.

How Welfare’s Work Requirements Can Deepen and Prolong Poverty: Rose’s Story

By Kristin Seefeldt
American Wrestlers.

American Wrestlers Wave Goodbye to Terrible Youth With Catchy Power Pop

By Justin Joffe
Bertha Lewis, who has assailed the de Blasio administration over MWBE contracts, outside City Hall.

Will Minorities Suffer Under Donald Trump? You Can ‘Bet On It,’ Top NYC Activist Says

By Madina Toure
Dr. C. Nicole Mason

What You Need to Know About Ending Poverty From Someone Who Overcame It

By Josh Keefe
Dizzee Rascal at Music Hall of Williamsburg, as part of the Red Bull Music Academy

Dizzee Rascal Brought Grime to BK to Perform His Turnt Debut Album

By Justin Joffe
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 15: A McDonalds employee works in a restaurant on the morning when thousands of people took to the street to demand a minimum wage of $15 an hour on April 15, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. In what organizers are calling the biggest ever mobilization of workers in the U.S., thousands of people across the country staged protests in front of businesses that are paying some of their workers the minimum wage. Home care workers, and employees at Walmart and fast food restaurants say that the current minimum is not a living wage.

Y Combinator Wants to Test Giving Poor People a Basic Income

By Brady Dale
A homeless woman in Manhattan

Grim Data Reveals City’s Poverty Rate Isn’t Getting Any Better

By Maggie O'Neill
A man walks beside a row of tents for the homeless in Los Angeles, Califorinia on May 12, 2015. AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)

Homelessness Grows in LA as Affordable Housing Disappears

By Michael Sainato

“We Love the Global Citizen Movement and We Love Opening for Beyoncé”

By Alexa Jaccarino
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 26: Job seekers wait in line to meet with employers at the 25th Annual CUNY big Apple Job and Internship Fair at the Jacob Javits Convention Center on April 26, 2013 in New York City. The unemployment rate for Americans ages 16-24 is currently 16.2 percent, which is more than double the national rate of unemployment. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Strong Rent Regulation Is Needed to Address Crisis of Affordability

By Melissa Mark-Viverito, Mark Levine and Jumaane Williams
Bill de Blasio announcing the appointment of Lilliam Barrios-Paoli as his deputy mayor.

De Blasio Invokes Dasani in Vow to Change City’s Approach to Its Homeless

By Jill Colvin
Bloomberg on Morning Joe this morning.

Mayor’s Office Pushes Back on Poverty

By Jill Colvin
Findlay with former Observer culture editor Alexandra Peers. (Courtesy Patrick McMullan)

Mayor Bloomberg Wants City to Have Every Billionaire

By Jill Colvin

Bill de Blasio Insists He’s Not Too Nice to Be Mayor

By Jill Colvin
Public Advocate and mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio. (Photo: The New School)

De Blasio Presents Agenda for Those Without ‘Caviar Pizza’ and Edible Gold

By Jill Colvin
Brooklyn is a lot more than a popular aesthetic. (www.baruch.cuny.edu)

The Two Brooklyns: Poverty Still Plagues Artisanal Paradise

By Kim Velsey
Lily, the Muppet with "food insecurity" issues.

Sesame Street Premieres Lily, the Recession-Era Muppet [Video]

By Drew Grant

U.S. Sets New Records in Poverty, Loss of Homes

By Mike Taylor

Developing A Sustainable Planet: The Basics

By Steve Cohen
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