uk UN poverty envoy calls UK poverty a "political choice" that inflicted "great misery" Cory Doctorow

medicine Médecins Sans Frontières is on the front lines of the Mexican drug war Séamus Bellamy

video Brazil's ambitious anti-poverty initiative engages its youngest citizens Andrea James

corruption Extreme poverty is on the decline, extreme inequality is on the rise Cory Doctorow

canada Poverty grounds for separating kids from their families in Canada Séamus Bellamy

music Concert: Kíla – Live at Vicar Street Séamus Bellamy

Journalism Africa is littered with abandoned poorly-planned aid projects Andrea James

human rights Alabama is home to the worst poverty in the developed world Séamus Bellamy

money Find out where you fit on the global income spectrum Reanna Alder

tech Three terrible tech trends Rob Beschizza

law Sobering look at how the poor are denied American justice Andrea James

photography Gorgeous, humbling photos of Manila's super-dense shantytowns Cory Doctorow

poverty 43 percent of America's children are in families barely able to afford most basic needs Mark Frauenfelder

uk Parking-ticket bot will now help homeless people get benefits Cory Doctorow

law Homeless in Seattle: five essays Cory Doctorow

inequality The world's richest 62 people have as much wealth as half the rest Rob Beschizza

Science Upvote this: Teach kids in underserved communities how to code with Minecraft Xeni Jardin

crime Give me blood, cash, or jail time, Alabama judge orders defendants Xeni Jardin

poverty Full-time minimum wage workers can't comfortably afford a 1-bedroom apartment anywhere in America Caroline Siede