poverty

Some 300,000 people live in Cité Soleil, the slum in Port-au-Prince in Haiti, a place of gangs, evangelical zealots and abject poverty. An essay by Lyonel Trouillot about the neighbourhood's history and the multitude of lives that have unfolded there

In his debut novel, Jakob Guanzon explores the reality of the “working poor” in the US. An interview about fathers and sons, money troubles and the dangerous legacy of the American Dream

Only those who already have something can settle for less. But for many people around the globe, going without things is no more than a pipe dream. A life spent living in and fleeing from the Central African Republic

In the middle of the Saloum river delta in Senegal lies the island of Diamniadio. Here people live off the sea – but every year the nets get a little emptier

Girls scavenging in piles of rubbish and scarcely any cars on the streets: the Afghan capital has changed. An author takes us for a stroll in her neighbourhood

For years, Haiti has been slipping from one crisis into the next. The international community has looked away from the Caribbean nation and the Haitian government no longer cares for its own people.

In Beijing, some people on low incomes dwell in basements beneath the city. Photographer Sim Chi Yin depicted them in her photo series “The Rat Tribe”. A conversation

A man from the countryside starts a new life in the tunnels beneath an Indian metropolis. A story.

Cultural history rarely commemorates home-made objects – even though they often have extraordinary tales to tell.

For a year, thousands of farmers converged at the gates of the Indian capital, demonstrating against the government’s agricultural reform. Their tenacity finally paid off, with the surprise announcement that three controversial farm laws would be withdrawn

The government is remodelling the country. Many people in Poland are protesting against the changes. But why does the opposition remain so weak?