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History
fromCornell Chronicle
3 days ago

Erik Thorbecke, economist with global impact, dies at 97 | Cornell Chronicle

Erik Thorbecke helped create the FGT poverty index, shaping modern development economics through decades of research on poverty, nutrition, and justice.
Social justice
fromThe Atlantic
4 months ago

Americans Can't Believe How Rich They Are

Exaggerating poverty thresholds conflates the truly poor with the lower-middle class and weakens policy clarity and motivation for practical solutions.
US politics
fromFortune
5 months ago

Wall Street strategist explains today's political rage with a poverty line that should be $140,000 and the 'Valley of Death' trapping people below it | Fortune

The official U.S. poverty line dramatically underestimates modern living costs; updated spending patterns imply a crisis threshold near $140,000 for functioning households.
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