Poverty

Sister Albertina Morales works with some of the most economically destitute people in Los Angeles. And according to her, the economic recovery isn't much of a recovery at all.

Cincinnati's Oyler School, is not just a center for learning. It is a Community Learning Center that brings together social services and education under one roof.

Kids who are well-prepared for kindergarten have a better shot at making it all the way through high school. But in poor neighborhoods, there are lots of obstacles. One Cincinnati program is fighting to remove them.

Marketplace's Wealth and Poverty reporters talked with people from all over the country, and many, regardless of their earning power, had very little in the way of savings.

Many who are technically living above the poverty line in the United States actually can’t afford to pay for basic needs like clothing and food.

Daryl Snell and Angel Rogers live just above the poverty line. In their own words, the choices they make and the challenges they face.

College dropouts don’t get the job, earnings and career benefits of postsecondary education, but they do get a student loan repayment book.

Reporter Mitchell Hartman discusses the need for Marketplace's new Wealth & Poverty desk.

Walter Mosley's new book, "All I Did Was Shoot My Man," is more than a mystery novel. Both Mosley and his recurring protagonist, Leonid McGill, take on issues of economic injustice, inequality and the inevitable world of capitalism we live in.