Government officials, advocacy groups and economists in the United States are grappling with solutions to reduce high poverty rates. The U.S. Census Bureau says that last year, the number of poor Americans was the highest since such data started being collected five decades ago. People living in poverty in the United States in 2009 [...]
A Russian ban on grain exports took effect Sunday as at least 500 fires raged across the country. Moscow put a halt to the exports because of low yields caused by the wildfires, record heat and drought. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin’s ban on grain exports took effect Sunday, and it is expected to [...]
Nobel-Winning Economist says System Stacked Against Developing Countries
12 Mar
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Joseph Stiglitz warns rich countries will lose out by ignoring plight of poor nations during these testing times Tags: Economist, Nobel
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