AT THE CURRENT RATE, THE U.S. ...

Dec 6, 2015 by

AT THE CURRENT RATE, THE U.S. WON’T END HOMELESSNESS FOR ANOTHER 40 YEARS.

[Translate]   by Scott Keyes THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: Shawn Davis A homeless man rests on a bench in Washington, D.C.   The...

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On the News With Thom Hartmann...

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[Translate]   By Thom Hartmann, The Thom Hartmann Program | Video Report In today’s On the News segment: If we don’t...

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CAN COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS SOLV...

Oct 3, 2015 by

CAN COMMUNITY LAND TRUSTS SOLVE BALTIMORE’S HOMELESSNESS PROBLEM?

[Translate]   Vast numbers of Baltimore’s buildings are uninhabited. Could a new model of ownership put them in the hands of...

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THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, AND ...

Oct 2, 2015 by

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING, AND IT’S ALMOST A SECRET

[Translate] Nicholas Kristof   NYTIMES   We journalists are a bit like vultures, feasting on war, scandal and disaster. Turn on...

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THESE AUTHORS SPENT YEARS FIND...

Sep 27, 2015 by

THESE AUTHORS SPENT YEARS FINDING OUT WHY THE 1.5 MILLION U.S. FAMILIES LIVE ON $2 A DAY

[Translate]  By Marcus Harrison Green, YES! Magazine | Interview (Image: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)If she did not make plasma...

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HOW TO FIX OUR BROKEN WORLD &#...

Sep 25, 2015 by

HOW TO FIX OUR BROKEN WORLD – IN 17 BULLET POINTS

[Translate] MOTHER JONES Here’s why you should care about the United Nations’ newest heap of jargon. —By Tim McDonnell A...

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HELPING THE HOMELESS IN THE FA...

Sep 17, 2015 by

HELPING THE HOMELESS IN THE FACE OF BRUTAL CUTS IN AID BY THE REPUBLICANS

[Translate] Bill Boyarsky  TRUTHDIG     A homeless woman sits under an umbrella in downtown Los Angeles. (Jae C. Hong / AP) This...

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HOW THE GEOGRAPHY OF U.S. POVE...

Sep 14, 2015 by

HOW THE GEOGRAPHY OF U.S. POVERTY HAS SHIFTED SINCE 1960

[Translate] By Jens Manuel Krogstad PEW FACT TANK Since President Lyndon B. Johnson launched the War on Poverty 50 years ago, the...

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ONE NOVEL WAY TO BRING HEALTHC...

Sep 5, 2015 by

ONE NOVEL WAY TO BRING HEALTHCARE TO POOR NEIGHBORHOODS

[Translate] What if health services moved into places people already go? By Sasha Abramsky  THE NATION   Vicente’s will offer a...

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HOW SUBURBAN SPRAWL CAUSES SEG...

Aug 20, 2015 by

HOW SUBURBAN SPRAWL CAUSES SEGREGATION AND ISOLATES THE POOR

[Translate] Shutterstock By Ben Adler   GRIST As any sharp sociology major could tell you, a lot of the problems we associate with...

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THE POISONED POOR: IN POOR COU...

Aug 18, 2015 by

[Translate] Pollution gone awry is a “brown” issue and it affects even the rich countries, directly and indirectly...

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OUR SEX-CRAZED CONGRESS

Aug 2, 2015 by

[Translate] Nicholas Kristof TO appreciate the dumbing down of American politics, consider this: Conservative Republicans, indignant...

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BERNIE SANDERS EXPLAINS WHY YO...

Aug 1, 2015 by

BERNIE SANDERS EXPLAINS WHY YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING TO GREECE

[Translate] He really does sound like a socialist, doesn’t he? By William Greider  THE NATION Bernie_Sanders_campaign_ap_img Sen....

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ONE SIMPLE WAY TO GET FRESH FO...

Jul 18, 2015 by

ONE SIMPLE WAY TO GET FRESH FOOD TO PEOPLE WHO CAN’T AFFORD IT

[Translate] by Sam P.K. Collins THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock   For the last three years, Sasha Purpura has been a Robin Hood...

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TENDERLOIN’S REHABILITAT...

Jul 14, 2015 by

TENDERLOIN’S REHABILITATED ‘PRISON PARK’ TAPS INTO SAN FRANCISCO’S GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

[Translate] INHABITAT     <p>Your browser does not support iframes.</p> view this image in original size ( 1580 x 1017 )...

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VISITING A HERO SURGEON

Jun 27, 2015 by

VISITING A HERO SURGEON

[Translate] NYTimes.com » Nicholas Kristof   By NICHOLAS KRISTOF That’s me in the Nuba Mountains of Sudan, interviewing...

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This Country Just Banned Groce...

May 26, 2015 by

This Country Just Banned Grocery Stores From Throwing Out Food

[Translate] by Samantha Page   THINK PROGRESS Up to a half of all food is wasted, reports show. CREDIT: AP Photo/Elaine Thompson...

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THE P0WER OF HOPE IS REAL

May 21, 2015 by

THE P0WER OF HOPE IS REAL

[Translate] Nicholas Kristof    NYTIMES An awkward truth for bleeding hearts like myself is that there has never been much rigorous...

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NYC mayor’s green plan fights ...

May 3, 2015 by

NYC mayor’s green plan fights poverty and pollution at the same time

[Translate] Kevin Case Not Your Father’s Environmental Plan By Matt Ryan GRIST When New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) unveiled...

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Why Freddie Gray Ran!

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Why Freddie Gray Ran!

[Translate] Protesters jump on a police car at a rally to protest the death of Freddie Gray who died following an arrest in...

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Sen. Warren Backs Plan for Wor...

May 2, 2015 by

Sen. Warren Backs Plan for Working Families To Overthrow Corporate Rule

[Translate] Elite interests holding all the cards but one, say proponents of grassroots uprising… And that card is ‘the...

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5 Ways It’s Become a Cri...

Apr 26, 2015 by

5 Ways It’s Become a Crime to Be Poor in America, Punishable by Further Impoverishment

[Translate] Economy New report details perverse policies that are driving more people into hopeless, inescapable poverty. By Terrell...

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A Letter of Apology to My Gran...

Apr 24, 2015 by

A Letter of Apology to My Grandson

[Translate]   By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch  VIA TRUTHDIG In a quiet way I had done good work—so I felt—since demobilizing...

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Gwyneth Paltrow’s Experiment U...

Apr 19, 2015 by

Gwyneth Paltrow’s Experiment Using a Food Stamp Budget Is Prime Example of Poverty Tourism

[Translate] Food Paltrow attempted to live on a food stamp budget of $29 for one week. By Beth Markley / Huffington Post   VIA...

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How Resource Extraction in Lat...

Apr 15, 2015 by

How Resource Extraction in Latin America Poses Serious Environmental, Economic and Health Questions

[Translate] Environment The most challenging question is whether increasing extraction today can lay the foundation for decreasing...

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Fear, fatigue and separation: ...

Apr 14, 2015 by

Fear, fatigue and separation: a journey with migrants willing to risk everything

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN Smugglers are taking more illegal migrants through the western Balkans, but the route holds great hardships...

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Why Brazil’s megadrought...

Apr 14, 2015 by

Why Brazil’s megadrought is a Wall Street failure

[Translate] Amy Larkin   THE GUARDIAN Brazil’s recent drought shows that Wall Street is still baffled by the economic cost of...

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Finding Radical Alternatives i...

Apr 7, 2015 by

Finding Radical Alternatives in Slums, Exurbs, and Enclaves

[Translate] Point of View  METROPOLIS MAGAZINE Joshua K. Leon Elemental’s Quinta Monroy houses in Chile have become a...

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Why Global Poverty Won’t Actua...

Apr 7, 2015 by

Why Global Poverty Won’t Actually Be Eradicated in This Century, Despite What Leaders Say

[Translate] The sustainable development goals will aim to eradicate poverty by 2030 but our current economic model, built on GDP,...

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Cutting Food Waste Could Save ...

Mar 18, 2015 by

Cutting Food Waste Could Save $300 Billion And Feed Hungry: Report

[Translate] Reuters By Chris Arsenault ROME, Feb 26 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Reducing consumer food waste could save the...

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