Coronavirus Drives Away Volunteers Just As They're Needed Most Many food banks and homeless shelters depend on volunteers. But fewer are showing up at a time when the need for these services is skyrocketing. Pam Fessler
Third & Pine in Seattle, corner of a concern Today city and business leaders gather to discuss the state of Seattle’s downtown. It's happening at a time when many people are concerned about 3rd and Pine. Carolyn Adolph
Is Davos As Bad As Critics Say? Global Leaders Weigh In Critics love to hate the World Economic Forum's annual meeting for elites. But people who work in global health and development say it has helped do some good. Joanne Lu
Is There Hope For The American Dream? What Americans Think About Income Inequality A new survey of Americans across all income brackets captures some surprising views about their economic experience and expectations of success. Joe Neel
Raising The Minimum Wage By $1 May Prevent Thousands Of Suicides, Study Shows Paying minimum wage workers $1 more per hour might save lives, according to new research. The increases appear to have the largest effect when unemployment is high. Graison Dangor
Opinion: Should It Be Illegal To Sleep Outside? Laws making it illegal to sleep outside favor relocation over resolving the problems that force people into the streets. Scott Simon
A Mother And Daughter On Homelessness, Humility And A $6-A-Week Grocery Budget When Sandy Baker left her marriage, she and her daughter moved into a hotel. They were homeless for over 2 years, and that, they said, left them with what mattered: Those who loved them the most. Kelly Moffitt
How Evo Morales Made Bolivia A Better Place ... Before He Was Forced To Flee After a controversial re-election in October, the Bolivian leader has sought asylum in Mexico. But despite the turmoil, there is another perspective on the nearly 14 years he held office. Isabella Gomez Sarmiento
Gates Foundation Says World Not On Track To Meet Goal Of Ending Poverty By 2030 The foundation has just released its annual report on progress toward Sustainable Development Goals. The conclusion: Inequality is rampant, and it's time for some hard choices. Nurith Aizenman
U.S. Census Bureau Reports Poverty Rate Down, But Millions Still Poor While the poverty rate finally fell to prerecession levels in 2018, the number of people without health insurance increased, and about one in eight Americans still lived below the poverty line. Pam Fessler
