Wealth & Poverty from Marketplace APM Podcast
1) Schools struggle to address rising student homelessness
More than 1.3 million students were identified as homeless nationwide in 2017, according to federal data.
2) Research says collaboration is needed to address Houston's "food deserts"
In some cases, groups trying to solve the problem are competing for funding.
3) African Americans' wages nearly stagnant over decade
After adjusting for inflation, black workers' median weekly earnings have risen at a fraction of the pace of wages for white, Hispanic and Asian workers.
4) Families bear the costs of alternative sentencing programs
Does alternative sentencing create a system of easily exploited free labor?
5) Low interest rates have cost savers roughly half a trillion dollars
The post-crisis financial policy has a downside.
6) Life for Americans without identifying documents can be financially devastating
When American-born children age out of foster care without identifying documents like birth certificates and state ID cards, their financial futures can be at stake.
Life for Americans without identifying documents can be financially devastating
02:37 | Apr 10th, 2019
7) Report finds link between high housing costs and poor health
According to a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin — which ranks the health of nearly every county in the U.S. — more than 10 percent of households live ...Show More
8) Border crossings on the rise despite increased federal investment
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services reports more than 76,000 people came over the southern border last month without documents. That’s more than double from the same time last year. A look at ho...Show More
9) Delivery companies finding ways to help restaurants donate excess food
Nearly one-third of food prepared by restaurants and grocery stores winds up as waste, according to data cited by the Environmental Protection Agency. It can be awkward and costly for restaurants to c...Show More
10) Rents in many California cities keep rising, could a cap on increases help?
Californians' rejection of a rent control measure in November 2018 has prompted some politicians in Sacramento to talk about getting an anti-rent gouging cap on the books.
Rents in many California cities keep rising, could a cap on increases help?
02:17 | Feb 11th, 2019