Trouble paying bills can take a heavy toll on fathers' mental health, leading to family conflict

In families that are facing economic insecurity, fathers are more likely to experience depressive symptoms that can lead to conflict.

Joyce Y. Lee, Assistant Professor of Social Work, The Ohio State University • conversation
June 15, 2022 ~5 min

A shrinking fraction of the world's major crops goes to feed the hungry, with more used for nonfood purposes

A new study finds that by 2030, less than one-third of the world’s major crop harvests will go directly to feed people.

Deepak Ray, Senior Scientist, University of Minnesota • conversation
May 13, 2022 ~6 min


Even after lockdowns eased, pandemic depression persisted across social classes – new study

Adults in the US reported the same levels of depression a year into the pandemic as they did at the outset.

Sandro Galea, Professor of Family Medicine, Boston University • conversation
March 25, 2022 ~5 min

Heat waves hit the poor hardest – a new study calculates the rising impact on those least able to adapt to the warming climate

The risk from heat waves is about more than intensity – being able to cool off is essential, and that’s hard to find in many low-income areas of the world.

Mohammad Reza Alizadeh, Ph.D. Candidate in Engineering, McGill University • conversation
Feb. 10, 2022 ~7 min

Heat waves hit the poorest people hardest – a new study calculates the future impact on those least able to adapt

The risk from heat waves is about more than intensity – being able to cool off is essential, and that’s hard to find in many low-income areas of the world.

Mohammad Reza Alizadeh, Ph.D. Candidate in Engineering, McGill University • conversation
Feb. 10, 2022 ~7 min

Disasters can wipe out affordable housing for years unless communities plan ahead – the loss hurts the entire local economy

The most affordable homes face the highest risks from disasters for three key reasons.

Shannon Van Zandt, Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University • conversation
Feb. 9, 2022 ~9 min

Disasters can wipe out affordable housing forever unless communities plan ahead – that loss hurts the economy

The most affordable homes face the highest risks from disasters for three key reasons.

Shannon Van Zandt, Professor of Architecture and Urban Planning, Texas A&M University • conversation
Feb. 9, 2022 ~9 min

The sunsetting of the child tax credit expansion could leave many families without enough food on the table

The 2021 child tax credit expansion helped lift millions of families with children out of hunger. After those payments ended in December 2021, those families may again face food insufficiency.

Katherine Gutierrez, PhD Candidate in Economics, University of New Mexico • conversation
Jan. 21, 2022 ~5 min


Millions of Americans struggle to pay their water bills – here's how a national water aid program could work

Should the U.S. help low-income households afford water service, as it does with heating and groceries? Chile does. An economist explains how it works there and how it could work here.

Joseph Cook, Associate Professor of Economic Sciences, Washington State University • conversation
Nov. 29, 2021 ~10 min

State spending on anti-poverty programs could substantially reduce child abuse and neglect

Public investments in benefit programs could save tens of thousands of children from being victims of child abuse and have important later-life effects on child welfare and overall health.

Paul J. Chung, Adjunct Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy and Management, University of California, Los Angeles • conversation
Oct. 28, 2021 ~6 min

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