Thanksgiving is a time for us to pause, take stock and give thanks. But gratitude rings hollow if we use it to look away from hardship — especially the kind hiding in plain sight. This year, as ...

This week's cover story on the working poor triggered a childhood memory for Journal News reporter Peter D. Kramer To this day, my cheeks burn at the memory of it. A few years after my father's death, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Who are America's working poor? The official definition is those Americans who spend at least 27 weeks a year in the labor force ...

In the lead-up to the recent Presidential election, there was a lot of talk about what the American people are worried about. The Republicans, traditionally seen as the party of big business, ...

“Why is it that the issues that most of the public agrees with — healthcare, living wages, voting rights, democracy — why is it that those issues weren’t more up front?” We speak to Bishop William ...

The moral of this editorial is simple: Never stop fighting for what you believe in, especially in Tallahassee. Despite the odds, keep speaking up. A rare and surprising thing happened at the state ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The government shutdown has gone from days to weeks, with furloughed workers now feeling the pinch more than ever. Some are looking to food pantries to bridge the gap while ...

The gap between getting by and falling behind has become razor-thin for countless Canadian families who once considered themselves financially stable. Grocery bills that make you wince, rent increases ...

Greg and Jodi Perlman have no use for rich people who dither about helping the poor. The Los Angeles couple, whose fortune comes from Greg Perlman’s real estate business, said they see far too many ...