Overview: America's war on poverty / John Halpin and Karl Agne -- A variety of factors contribute to poverty / Ron Haskins -- Many who experience poverty are the "working poor" / Hope Yen -- Child poverty is a critical problem / Marian Wright Edelman -- Poverty impacts rural communities / US Department of Agriculture -- A first-hand account of living in poverty / Jenn -- Poverty in America is greatly exaggerated / Robert Rector and Rachel Sheffield -- US poverty rate reduced thanks to safety-net programs / Zachary A. Goldfarb -- The United States lags on poverty compared to other nations / Elise Gould and Hilary Wething -- The government should do more to reduce poverty / John Yarmuth -- Government programs are not the solution to poverty / Max Eternity -- Economic inequality promotes poverty / Lawrence Davidson -- Increasing the minimum wage would help reduce poverty / Elise Gould -- How minimum wage laws increase poverty / George Reisman -- Poverty negatively affects mental functioning / Evan Nesterak -- Poverty industry drives Memphis economy / Ted Evanoff.