Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pensioners walk in the Alameda del Tajo park in Ronda, Spain, in December 2024. Aging populations are a growing burden on Europe's ...

An international group of researchers propose a new, more sustainable approach for welfare states to update their policies. The approach focuses on social investments and interventions, emphasising ...

Rich welfare states promise security from cradle to grave, but that promise becomes harder to keep when large inflows of people arrive faster than economies and institutions can adjust. The political ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, left, joined U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner at the state Capitol in ...

Congress is hurtling toward a colossal showdown over the federal budget. The House budget blueprint instructed the Committee on Energy and Commerce to find $880 billion in spending cuts, which ...

For six decades, Washington has waged a War on Poverty with ever‑increasing sums of money. According to the House Budget ...

The holiday season offers a renewed sense of hope for many American families. But for those stuck in poverty, that hope can be short-lived. One of the most perplexing aspects of America’s social ...

IMAGINE A hard-up family. The mother has given birth to her second child. The government paid for her prenatal care, the birth and her newborn’s medical expenses. She will get four-fifths of her wages ...