Presentations will take place at 6:45 p.m. on Wednesdays, Sept. 10, Oct. 8, and Nov. 5, in Grace Church’s Parish Hall.

Dive into the human stories behind America's poverty lines as we explore eleven powerful films that shed light on the struggles, resilience, and tenacity of those living under challenging economic ...

“Who spilled vodka on the cat?” are words that, to my knowledge, have never been spoken in a movie before. Until now. They are uttered by 12-year-old Mikal in the documentary Flophouse America, which ...

As the nation approaches another election season, concerns about the economy are top of mind. Americans are grappling with a range in financial challenge, from mounting debt to limited savings. Out of ...

Norwegian director Monica Strømdahl spent years traveling across the United States, documenting life in cheap hotels also known as flophouses. Then in 2017, she met 11-year-old Mikal in a hotel lobby.

UC Santa Cruz assistant professor of film and digital media Jennifer Maytorena Taylor has produced one of several short pieces that comprise The Talk: Race in America, a new film premiering February ...

The classic promise of the American dream is that no matter where you grew up, no matter how poor you were as a kid, you can still have a path to financial stability in the United States as long as ...

Income inequality and poverty in the United States have become so bad that it has started attracting international attention. UNICEF announced in 2013 that the United States has the second-highest ...

Generating $27.7 trillion in 2023 alone, the United States is the world’s largest economy by a wide margin — and has been for many decades. The strength of the American economy is reflected, in part, ...