Poverty – Page 10

Adams Says NY Regained Its Lost Jobs. Why Doesn’t It Feel That Way?

Mayor Eric Adams announced last week that the city recovered all of the jobs lost during the pandemic. Analysts say that’s only part of the story.

By Stefanos Chen

Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Developing Countries Fertilizer Floods Food Freight (Cargo) International Trade and World Market Nigeria Nitrogen Potash Poverty Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2022) Shortages Supply Chain

How a Fertilizer Shortage Is Spreading Desperate Hunger

Across Africa and in parts of Asia, disruption to the supply chain for fertilizer is raising food prices and increasing malnutrition.

By Peter S. Goodman and Finbarr OReilly For The New York Times

Black People Children and Childhood Evictions Families and Family Life Landlords Poverty Renting and Leasing (Real Estate) Single-Room Occupancy Youth

The Americans Most Threatened by Eviction: Young Children

About a quarter of Black babies and toddlers in rental households face the threat of eviction in a typical year, a new study says, and all children are disproportionately at risk.

By Emily Badger Claire Cain Miller and Alicia Parlapiano

Census Bureau Health Insurance and Managed Care Income Inflation (Economics) Poverty Stimulus (Economic) Tax Credits, Deductions and Exemptions United States Economy

Poverty Rate Soared in 2022 as Aid Ended and Prices Rose

The increase in poverty reversed two years of large declines. Median income, adjusted for inflation, fell 2.3 percent to $74,580.

By Ben Casselman and Lydia DePillis

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