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In Plain Sight: Poverty in America
In Plain Sight: Poverty in America is a special editorial initiative of NBC News focused on covering poverty and inequality in the United States.
Business of the Holidays
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Two Americas: Many Brace for Have-Not Holidays
Martha C. White
Amid stagnant wages and rising costs for food and apparel, only top earners have the money for much holiday cheer.
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Where Voters Gave Themselves a Raise on Election Day
Seth Freed Wessler
Even as Republicans made significant gains at the polls, residents in four states and two major cities voted will see wage increases as a result of their votes.
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Malibu Wants Out: Wealthy Seek Secession From School District
Kyle Spencer
Activists in Malibu want the wealthy town to secede from the higher-poverty, higher-minority Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District.
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Endless Debt: Native Americans in High-Interest Loan Trap
Seth Freed Wessler
Advocates say that Native American communities appear to be more saddled with predatory loans than any other community in the United States.
Michael Brown Shooting
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Poverty Cops: America's Finest Struggle on Meager Salaries
Seth Freed Wessler
Around the U.S., some police officers earn comfortable middle-class wages while others scrape by on poverty or near poverty pay.
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25 days
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How New Mexico Helps Teen Moms Stay in School
Seth Freed Wessler
In New Mexico, high school students are eligible for parental leave, making it easier for teen mothers to continue their education.
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32 days
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Highly Educated, Unemployed and Tumbling Down the Ladder
Martha C. White
In the topsy-turvy world of jobs these days, even an advanced degree can’t protect some Americans from tumbling down the economic ladder.
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Is Health Care Just Another Chaotic, Low-Wage Job?
Seth Freed Wessler
According to a new book, American workers in the medical field face similar harsh management practices as workers in other low-wage jobs.
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'Condo Takeover Schemes' Can Pose New Foreclosure Threat
Seth Freed Wessler
A Boston woman says she fell prey to a questionable practice that housing advocates are calling a “condo takeover scheme.”
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56 days
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Pregnant and Poor? Eating Healthy Just Got Harder
Martha C. White
A recent warning about mercury levels in canned tuna has put poor moms-to-be in a bind.
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MacArthur 'Genius' Ai-jen Poo: Organizing Domestic Workers
Seth Freed Wessler
Ai-Jen Poo, the director of National Domestic Workers Alliance, was one of 21 "geniuses" awarded a prestigious MacArthur Foundation fellowship today.
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'Dying Out Here': Job Gains Leave Black Women Behind
Bill Briggs
A creeping escape from the Great Recession is bolstering job prospects in every demographic slice of the U.S. economy but one: black women.
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Fast Food Walk Out: Workers Strike in 150 Cities
Seth Freed Wessler
Fast food workers walked off the job nationwide on Thursday, as police arrested dozens who engaged in civil disobedience.
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More Money: Why Paychecks Will Get Fatter for Many
Seth Freed Wessler
A growing number of state and local governments are acting on their own to raise the minimum wage as efforts stall on Capitol Hill.
Michael Brown Shooting
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Why Did Ferguson Erupt? The Answer Depends on Your Race
Seth Freed Wessler
White and black residents of Ferguson, Missouri, tell starkly different stories about their city, its problems, and the Michael Brown shooting aftermath.
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Fresh Direct: How Farms' Extra Crops Feed the Hungry
Seth Freed Wessler
An initiative in coastal Maine delivers crops that would otherwise go to waste to families in need.
Michael Brown Shooting
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Michael Brown's High School on Edge as Class Begins
Seth Freed Wessler
As classes resumed at Michael Brown's former high school, teachers and students were coping with the aftermath of his death days earlier.
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88 days
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Hungry Heroes: 25 Percent of Military Families Seek Food Aid
Miranda Leitsinger
Twenty-five percent of active duty military families get aid from food pantries nationwide, a rare survey about food insecurity among troops finds.
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Can Longer School Years Save Failing Schools?
Sarah Butrymowicz
In Detroit, an experiment to help poor students by extending the school year is failing, critics say.
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Poverty Growing Fastest in the Suburbs: Report
Research from the Brookings Institution shows that the poor population in the suburbs increased at a rate three times faster than in urban areas.
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Easy Prey: Foster Kids Face High Risk of Identity Theft
Seth Freed Wessler
Foster kids are vulnerable to I.D. theft because they bounce from home to home, with their private information accessible to many people along the way.
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Hidden Costs: How the Poor Cope with ADHD
A Mississippi family unites around Lyric, 7, who has ADHD. Kids from low-income homes are diagnosed more often with the disorder, research shows.
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OSHA Chief: Inequality Is About Workplace Hazards, Too
Seth Freed Wessler
David Michaels, head of OSHA, says low-wage workers face more dangers at work and that current federal guidelines aren't enough to protect them.