Poverty as Injustice

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Poverty as Injustice

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The Coronavirus Is Showing Mem...

Apr 29, 2020 by

The Coronavirus Is Showing Members of the Professional Class That the Government Doesn’t Work for Them Either

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Lead poisoning hits low-income...

Jan 20, 2020 by

Children from low-income families may be more susceptible to toxic environmental hazards such as lead exposure

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‘They just dump you here...

Aug 27, 2019 by

The tiny flats are cheap to build, but critics say their use shows ‘something has gone very wrong’

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Campaigns Promising the “...

Aug 29, 2018 by

[Translate] MARK KARLIN, EDITOR OF BUZZFLASH Poverty is built into the current economic system in the United States. (Photo:Paul...

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The Trump Administration Says ...

Aug 24, 2018 by

[Translate] Donald Trump meets with members of Congress and administration officials to discuss the Foreign Investment Risk Review...

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South Africa’s land ques...

Jul 31, 2018 by

[Translate] By Lieketseng Ned Daily Maverick 31 July 2018 Land dispossession has significantly threatened livelihoods and food...

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Evidence That Half of American...

Jul 9, 2018 by

[Translate]   By Paul Buchheit   COMMONDREAMS.ORG Guest writer for Wake Up World The extreme level of wealth inequality in the...

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UN: US inequality reaching a d...

Jun 1, 2018 by

[Translate] Scorching report on poverty finds ‘systematic attack on welfare program’ will leave millions deprived of food and...

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Overwhelming Evidence that a ‘...

Apr 2, 2018 by

[Translate] By Paul Buchheit Guest writer for Wake Up World We’ll have to do something drastically different to employ people in the...

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Huge Organizing Effort, ’...

Mar 4, 2018 by

Huge Organizing Effort, ’40 Days of Action’ Launching to Fight Poverty

Fifty years later, a new Poor People’s Campaign connects religious faith to social justice.

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Huge increase in arrests of ho...

Feb 5, 2018 by

[Translate] By Gale Holland and Christine Zhang   LATIMES Arrests of homeless people in Los Angeles have jumped 31% since 2011, a...

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Jailing the Poor for Fines and...

Feb 4, 2018 by

[Translate] By Mark Karlin, Truthout | Interview (Photo: Neirfy / Shutterstock) Far too many people are considered guilty of being...

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Trump turning US into ‘w...

Dec 15, 2017 by

[Translate] Special rapporteur Philip Alston, fresh from fact-finding tour, issues devastating critique of US society and condemns...

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Big Ag’s ‘World Fo...

Oct 23, 2017 by

[Translate] Food Every year, Monsanto and its biotech allies celebrate destructive, industrialized agriculture. By Katherine Paul /...

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Half of US Is in or Near Pover...

Oct 17, 2017 by

[Translate] PAUL BUCHHEIT FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT (Photo: Aaaarrrrgggghhhh! / Flickr)”Fact checker” Ballotpedia said...

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CALIFORNIA’S REFINERY CO...

Aug 16, 2017 by

CALIFORNIA’S REFINERY CORRIDOR

[Translate] Indigenous activists from Idle No More San Francisco (SF) have been working with 350.org to stand up to Big Oil for...

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BY 2100, REFUGEES WOULD BE THE...

Jul 7, 2017 by

BY 2100, REFUGEES WOULD BE THE MOST POPULOUS COUNTRY ON EARTH

[Translate] World Poverty and deadly wars are the major drivers of displacement. By Vijay Prashad / AlterNet Photo Credit: Nicolas...

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IF THE MEDIA KEEPS IGNORING HE...

Jun 21, 2017 by

IF THE MEDIA KEEPS IGNORING HEALTH CARE, WE’LL LOSE IT,

[Translate] Democracy & Government For the public to hold their representatives accountable, they need to have accurate — or at...

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A FIERCE FAMINE STALKS AFRICA

Jun 13, 2017 by

A FIERCE FAMINE STALKS AFRICA

[Translate] By NADIFA MOHAMED   NYTIMES Photo The carcass of a dead goat lies in the desert in a drought-stricken area near Bandar...

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CLIMATE CHANGE IS TURNING DEHY...

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CLIMATE CHANGE IS TURNING DEHYDRATION INTO A DEADLY EPIDEMIC

[Translate] Climate Change Is Turning Dehydration Into a Deadly Epidemic   By Jane Palmer, Mosaic Science.COM | News Analysis A...

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HOMELESSNESS IN THE US

Apr 24, 2017 by

HOMELESSNESS IN THE US

Sleep Study and Accommodation Directory

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JEFF SESSIONS MOVES TO FREEZE ...

Apr 4, 2017 by

[Translate]     Alan Pyke Deputy Economic Policy Editor, ThinkProgress. Poverty, criminal-justice profiteering, police...

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OUR POLITICAL ECONOMY IS DESIG...

Mar 9, 2017 by

OUR POLITICAL ECONOMY IS DESIGNED TO CREATE POVERTY AND INEQUALITY

[Translate] Poverty is not an abstraction. People wear it on their faces, carry it on their backs as a constant companion—and it is...

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FOREIGN AID IS NOT THE PROBLEM...

Mar 5, 2017 by

FOREIGN AID IS NOT THE PROBLEM — INEQUALITY IS

[Translate]  Sam Pizzigati, Inequality.org | Op-Ed At a feeding center supported by World Vision, local staff check children for...

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WHY 2017 MAY BE THE BEST YEAR ...

Jan 21, 2017 by

WHY 2017 MAY BE THE BEST YEAR EVER

[Translate] Nicholas Kristof  NYTIMES Photo A private effort in Madagascar helps educate children from the streets. Credit Heidi...

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5 Steps Society Must Take to A...

Jan 13, 2017 by

[Translate] Make no mistake: Humanity is on a collision course. We must heed the warnings and act before it’s too late. By Dr....

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A NEW APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHAN...

Jan 5, 2017 by

A NEW APPROACH TO CLIMATE CHANGE: AS BUSINESS RISK INSURANCE

[Translate] A new approach to climate change: As business risk insurance By Richard Ottinger, contributor – THE HILL   © Getty...

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THE CASE FOR PUTTING PEOPLE BE...

Dec 20, 2016 by

THE CASE FOR PUTTING PEOPLE BEFORE NATURE

[Translate] Ronald Woan The poverty solution: Put people first By Nathanael Johnson   GRIST Third in a series on tackling poverty...

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University Student Develops Ph...

Dec 16, 2016 by

University Student Develops Phone App To Feed Nearly 600,000 Homeless People a Year — With Food That Otherwise Would be Wasted

[Translate] December 15th, 2016 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World Food waste is a massive problem in America....

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