HUNGRY VENEZUELANS FLEE IN BOA...

Nov 27, 2016 by

HUNGRY VENEZUELANS FLEE IN BOATS TO ESCAPE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE

[Translate] By NICHOLAS CASEY  NYTIMES Photo Migrants preparing to board the smugglers’ boats that will take them from Venezuela to...

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A FLOOD DISASTER IN NORTH CARO...

Oct 14, 2016 by

[Translate] Capital Weather Gang By Angela Fritz THE WASHINGTON POST Fuel tanks are seen after floodwaters rose from Hurricane...

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6.8 MILLION TEENAGERS ARE FOOD...

Sep 28, 2016 by

6.8 MILLION TEENAGERS ARE FOOD-INSECURE

[Translate] Young adults are increasingly victims of a failing economy that is leaving them starving. By Michelle Chen    THE...

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THE BEST NEWS YOU DON’T ...

Sep 22, 2016 by

[Translate] Nicholas Kristof   NYTIMES The world is a mess, with billions of people locked in inescapable cycles of war, famine and...

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The numbers are staggering: US...

Sep 3, 2016 by

[Translate] Paul Buchheit, AlterNet Hungry child eating bread (Shutterstock) Don’t miss stories. Follow Raw Story! America’s...

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Here’s Why the Navajo Nation I...

Aug 28, 2016 by

Here’s Why the Navajo Nation Is Suing the EPA Over Colorado’s Mining Catastrophe

[Translate] Madeleine Thomas PACIFIC STANDARD The San Juan River is one of the most sacred and agriculturally important areas to the...

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A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE COMPETIT...

Aug 6, 2016 by

A GLOBAL ARCHITECTURE COMPETITION WITH NO TALL BUILDINGS IN SIGHT

[Translate]   By Carlin Carr  COMMON EDGE The Versova-Madh Ferry in Mumbai prepares for departure. On the horizon is Versova...

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CHILDREN’S DRAWINGS SHOW...

Aug 2, 2016 by

CHILDREN’S DRAWINGS SHOW WHAT HUNGER LOOKS LIKE IN VENEZUELA

[Translate] The South American country’s failing economy has left schoolkids subsisting on water and corn cakes. A girl eats a...

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Are We Really Free? Looking Ba...

Jul 5, 2016 by

Are We Really Free? Looking Back at the Fourth of July

[Translate]   (Photo: Roberto Raimondo)PAUL BUCHHEIT FOR BUZZFLASH AT TRUTHOUT The concept of “freedom” is at the...

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THIS GRASSROOTS PROJECT IS OUT...

Jul 5, 2016 by

[Translate] Food for Thought is redistributing leftover restaurant meals in Pakistan to people in need. (Photo: Courtesy Aatir...

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THE ‘STRUGGLE’ IS ...

Jul 3, 2016 by

THE ‘STRUGGLE’ IS NOT REAL: FROM TINY HOUSES TO MY OWN LUNCH, POVERTY CHIC COMMODIFIES WORKING CLASS LIFE

[Translate] The linguistic fetishization of hardship is one more way we appropriate from — and erase — people like my family Brook...

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THE BIGGEST STORY YOU MISSED

Jun 25, 2016 by

THE BIGGEST STORY YOU MISSED

[Translate] From crisis to disaster in Venezuela By Tiffany Harness THE WASHINGTON POST Disaster seems so imminent in Venezuela that...

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RACE IS ON TO FEED A WARMING W...

Jun 24, 2016 by

RACE IS ON TO FEED A WARMING WORLD

[Translate]   By Tim Radford / Climate News Network  VIA TRUTHDIG     Millions throughout Africa depend on maize, but new crop...

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IS THERE ANY DIGNITY LEFT IN P...

Jun 21, 2016 by

IS THERE ANY DIGNITY LEFT IN POLITICS?

[Translate] The Conversation By ARTHUR C. BROOKS and GAIL COLLINS   NYTIMES Photo A sand artist in India added finishing touches to a...

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HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: HUNGER ...

Jun 18, 2016 by

[Translate] Photographer Joey O’Loughlin gets personal with the New Yorkers who rely on food pantries to put dinner on the...

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The World’s Poor Face an...

Jun 8, 2016 by

The World’s Poor Face an Unequal Climate Risk—Here’s What Needs to Happen

[Translate] Environment In 2015 alone, Africa faced droughts, wildfires, landslides, extreme temperatures and floods that affected...

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THE SOUP KITCHENS OF ATHENS

Jun 1, 2016 by

THE SOUP KITCHENS OF ATHENS

[Translate] By YANIS VAROUFAKIS  NY TIMES Photo Greek pensioners demonstrating against pension cuts in front of the the Greek...

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3 Oligarchs-Turned-GOP Governo...

May 10, 2016 by

3 Oligarchs-Turned-GOP Governors Who Are Laying Ruin to Their States

[Translate] Tea Party and the Right Bevin, Rauner and Scott are only too happy to attack the poor at every turn while their own...

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25 IMAGES OF MARKETS “RE...

Apr 30, 2016 by

25 IMAGES OF MARKETS “REGULATING THEMSELVES”

[Translate] By David Akadjian   Daily Kos Classics When economists talk about how a market “regulates itself,” what they...

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KANSAS GOVERNOR JUSTIFIED KICK...

Apr 25, 2016 by

KANSAS GOVERNOR JUSTIFIED KICKING 15,000 PEOPLE OFF FOOD STAMPS

[Translate] by Alan Pyke THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/John Hanna) Gov. Sam Brownback (R-KS)   For over five years now, Kansas has...

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GEOGRAPHY’S ROLE IN THE ...

Apr 18, 2016 by

GEOGRAPHY’S ROLE IN THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF THE POOR

[Translate]   By THE EDITORIAL BOARD NYTDOT Photo Poor New Yorkers tend to live longer than other poor Americans. Credit Nicole...

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POVERTY IS NOW A REGIONAL PROB...

Apr 11, 2016 by

POVERTY IS NOW A REGIONAL PROBLEM

[Translate] THE DIRT by Jared Green Abandoned homes in West Baltimore / Reddit Inequality is only growing across the U.S. as incomes...

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WHILE THEY WERE SHOUTING ̵...

Apr 10, 2016 by

WHILE THEY WERE SHOUTING — A BOTANIST’S LAMENT ABOUT PRESIDENTIAL POLITICS

[Translate]  By Andrew C. Revkin   Photo Clockwise from top left, Donald J. Trump, Hillary Clinton, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont...

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EXCUSE ME — DO YOU KNOW ...

Apr 4, 2016 by

EXCUSE ME — DO YOU KNOW WHERE MY APPALACHIA IS?

[Translate]   Appalachian landscape in southeastern Ohio. MeganRae / Flickr By Eve Andrews   GRIST Appalachia. Appalachia....

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THE INSPIRING HEROES BATTLING ...

Apr 3, 2016 by

THE INSPIRING HEROES BATTLING THE HIDDEN POACHING EPIDEMIC

[Translate] Members of an antipoaching squad employed by a private hunting concession in a wildlife reserve in Mozambique, November...

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ISLAMIC EXTREMISM IS NOT THE R...

Mar 30, 2016 by

ISLAMIC EXTREMISM IS NOT THE ROOT CAUSE OF EUROPE’S TERROR PROBLEM

[Translate] European elites have a “youth revolt” on their hands. By Joshua Holland THE NATION   brussels_attacks_vigil_ap_img...

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THE FUTURE FOR FLINT’S C...

Mar 26, 2016 by

THE FUTURE FOR FLINT’S CHILDREN

[Translate] By MONA HANNA-ATTISHA   NYTIMES Credit Arianna Vairo Flint, Mich. — THE World Health Organization’s “action level” for...

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NEW DANISH SUPERMARKET SELLS T...

Mar 14, 2016 by

NEW DANISH SUPERMARKET SELLS THE THINGS NOBODY ELSE WANTS AT A DISCOUNT

[Translate] Other stores toss food that’s perfectly safe to consume. WeFood sells it at a discount. Alexandra Ma Editorial...

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MYANMAR’S PEACE PRIZE WI...

Jan 9, 2016 by

MYANMAR’S PEACE PRIZE WINNER AND CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY

[Translate]   Nicholas Kristof NYTIMES SITTWE, Myanmar — SOON the world will witness a remarkable sight: a beloved Nobel Peace...

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THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY ...

Dec 6, 2015 by

THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY FACES DANGEROUSLY HIGH RATES OF FOOD INSECURITY

[Translate] Health by Alex Zielinski THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock/Image by Dylan Petrohilos   It’s been nearly 400 years since...

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