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NYC has the highest concentration of millionaires worldwide. 25% of its children live in poverty, report says
In the city so nice they named it twice, more than half of the population is living in poverty or close…
Announcing Global Cohort for Dart Center’s Institute on Reporting on Early Childhood and Caregivers
The institute will bring together 30 journalists from 17 countries for four-days of panels, workshops and conversations on early childhood…
Nearly 2M NYC residents live in poverty, including 1 in 4 children: report
Over half of New York City residents either live in poverty or are low-income, according to a new report from anti-poverty…
Poverty Has Soared in New York, With Children Bearing the Brunt
After several years of declining poverty, New York City saw a sharp reversal in 2022, when it experienced its largest…
Report: After End of Pandemic Aid, Nearly a Quarter of New Yorkers Live in Poverty
One in four kids in New York City live in poverty, according to a sobering report released today that sheds light on the…
What’s at Stake in These Polarized Times
Students, faculty, and staff gathered in person and online to explore how the often binary conversations around current events inform…
Report: Poverty in NYC jumps to 23%
Poverty in New York City increased from 18% in 2021 to 23% in 2022, according to a newly released report by Robin…
VIDEO: Demands from Indian farmer protesters not ‘thought through’
Columbia University’s Neeraj Kaushal says demands around minimum support prices will not modernise India’s agricultural sector.
Farmer protests: Serious demands to modernize Indian agriculture are woefully missing
Farmers’ unions are asking for the moon. Their demands are excessive, to say the least. Far from making agriculture ‘financially…
Can America’s “sleeping giant” shake up the election? Let’s hope so
Columbia University researcher Robert Paul Hartley found that only 46 percent of voters with household income less than twice the federal poverty…