UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank reflects on career after cancer diagnosis
In one of her first public appearances since a cancer diagnosis, the former chancellor received recognition from another Big Ten school with a room named in her honor.
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In one of her first public appearances since a cancer diagnosis, the former chancellor received recognition from another Big Ten school with a room named in her honor.
In 2020, more than 37 million Americans lived in poverty according to new data from the U.S Census Bureau. That number doesn't include those who are above the poverty line and struggling to make a living.We discuss what it means to be poor and how people fall below the poverty line, and the difficulties associated with it. This is the first part of our discussion of poverty in America for our series "The Price of Poverty."Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.
Claims of “extreme poverty” in the U.S. are based on radically defective data. In fact, poverty among single parents has fallen substantially over the past two decades.
Voters see it as a strong Democratic accomplishment, and a key Republican vulnerability.