Thanksgiving is a time for us to pause, take stock and give thanks. But gratitude rings hollow if we use it to look away from hardship — especially the kind hiding in plain sight. This year, as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Who are America's working poor? The official definition is those Americans who spend at least 27 weeks a year in the labor force ...

This week's cover story on the working poor triggered a childhood memory for Journal News reporter Peter D. Kramer To this day, my cheeks burn at the memory of it. A few years after my father's death, ...

The moral of this editorial is simple: Never stop fighting for what you believe in, especially in Tallahassee. Despite the odds, keep speaking up. A rare and surprising thing happened at the state ...

In the lead-up to the recent Presidential election, there was a lot of talk about what the American people are worried about. The Republicans, traditionally seen as the party of big business, ...

Too much month and not enough check plagued the U.S. poor and working class before the federal government shutdown and funding lapse. To wit, business is booming for America’s car repossession ...