10 Best Articles on Poverty

The most useful articles on poverty from around the web—beginners to advanced—curated by thought leaders and our community. We focus on timeless pieces and update the list whenever we discover new, must-read articles or videos—make sure to bookmark and revisit this page.

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Top 5 Poverty Articles

At a glance: these are the articles that have been most read, shared, and saved on poverty by Refind users in 2023 so far.

  1. What causes poverty? Not a lack of money, but a lack of social relationships.
  2. How urban density can make our neighbourhoods better
  3. How poverty changes your mind-set
  4. The Obvious Answer to Homelessness
  5. Congress Found An Easy Way To Fix Child Poverty. Then It Walked Away.

Short Articles

Short on time? Check out these useful short articles on poverty—all under 10 minutes.

Long Articles

These are some of the most-read long-form articles on poverty.

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Publications

We monitor hundreds of publications, blogs, newsletters, and news sources in Poverty, including:

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Our World in Data

Data and research to understand big global problems and make progress against them. Based out of @UniOfOxford, founded by @MaxCRoser. @ourworldindata@vis.social

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Literary Hub

A daily literary website highlighting the best in contemporary fiction, nonfiction, and criticism.

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Aeon+Psyche

Aeon is a magazine of ideas and culture. Psyche is our sister magazine focused on the human condition. Visit http://aeon.co and http://psyche.co for more.

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André Staltz

Creator of @manyver_se and core maintainer of the Secure Scuttlebutt (SSB) network. @staltz@mastodon.social

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MIT Technology Review

Our in-depth reporting on innovation reveals and explains what’s really happening now to help you know what’s coming next. http://technologyreview.com/newsletters

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  1. We monitor 10k+ sources and 1k+ thought leaders on hundreds of topics—publications, blogs, news sites, newsletters, Substack, Medium, Twitter, etc.
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Which sources does Refind monitor on poverty?

We monitor hundreds of sources on poverty, including Our World in Data, Literary Hub, Aeon+Psyche, André Staltz, MIT Technology Review, and many more.

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