Emergency unemployment benefits expired at the end of December and cut off jobless aid to 1.3 million out-of-work Americans. Whether benefits will be extended is now the top debate in Washington.

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty, which renewed a commitment to federal funding for programs to help struggling Americans. Here's a list of resources that illustrate how these federal programs are faring 50 years later.

Social Security is popular because it is a social insurance program that over 58 million Americans depend on to make ends meet.

NPP is getting personal in 2014. Here's a sneak peak at the work ahead in the new year.