Sanitary and living conditions for an estimated 2,000 homeless people along Los Angeles’ Skid Row are so severe that the United Nations recently compared them to Syrian refugee camps. How does extreme poverty persist in one of the country’s most expensive real estate markets? NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Simon Ostrovsky reports. This is part of an ongoing series of reports called 'Chasing the Dream,' which reports on poverty and opportunity in America.

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Andy was recently awarded an MBE for his charity work, yet he has some unusual and controversial views on Corporate Social Responsibility The Sponsors: Freed...

The materials needed to make art can be expensive, too expensive for some. But one artist in South Africa has found away to combine his artistic passion and ...