Who You Calling Poor?
Official figures say 46 million Americans live in poverty. Beyond that, there’s little about poverty that Americans can agree on.
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Gauging Poverty From Africa to Appalachia
New York — When New Yorkers find out I grew up in West Virginia, they often ask if I’ve read “The Glass Castle.” Jeannette…
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Why 300 Million More People are Suddenly Poor
Kigali, Rwanda — In November, 300 million more people around the world were suddenly poor – on paper, at least. The latest numbers on…
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Moving On From Juvie
Washington — In their first job out of law school, Whitney Louchheim and Penelope Spain worked, literally, in a closet. With neither windows nor…
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CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR — Farm Aid From Space
Dusty northern Kenya doesn’t look like a laboratory, but across its dry plains, cattle herders are pioneering a new way to fend off poverty…
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In Africa, Inheriting a Field or a Feud?
Saniquellie, Liberia — A trip to a rice farm near here is like visiting a West African version of the Secret Garden. There’s a…
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The African Divide: Land Disputes
Zuluyee, Liberia; and Kailahun, Sierra Leone — The specialists know the warning signs. Analysts and scientists and field officers and academics spend years writing…
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A Tale of Two Economies
In Africa, what money can buy sometimes depends on who’s doing the spending. Reporter Jina Moore tries to negotiate Rwanda’s two economies – one…
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Confronting Your Own Stereotypes
When we travel to a foreign country, we often bring our assumptions with us. That’s what reporter Jina Moore did during a trip to…
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The Pity and Voyeurism — and Authenticity — Of Poverty Tourism
Does peeking at how the other five-sixths lives preserve culture – or commodify it? Mayange, Rwanda — Jeanne d’Arc Mukamurigo and her daughter sit…
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