tagged w/ Poverty

  • An Overview of Human Rights in North Korea

    An Overview of Human Rights in North Korea

    To most of the world it appears that the apparent devotion of North Korean citizens to... more
  • Poverty, Global Trade Justice, and the Roots of Terrorism

    Poverty, Global Trade Justice, and the Roots of Terrorism

    To combat terrorism, we should address the root causes of poverty, says former... more
  • The Borgen Project: Making the Desert Bloom - video

    The Borgen Project: Making the Desert Bloom

    Global Poverty can be thought of as a vast desert of despair and hopelessness. That... more
  • Recession Sparks Global Shoplifting Spree

    Recession Sparks Global Shoplifting Spree

    More outwardly reputable middle-class people are shoplifting to cope with the economic... more
  • Study: Half of U.S. Children Will Get Food Stamps - video

    Study: Half of U.S. Children Will Get Food Stamps

    Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of African-American kids will be on... more
  • The Borgen Project: Making the Desert Bloom - video

    The Borgen Project: Making the Desert Bloom

    Global Poverty can be thought of as a vast desert of despair and hopelessness. That... more
  • The End of Poverty Documentary Review - video

    The End of Poverty Documentary Review

    The End of Poverty? (2008) is a startling documentary that brings comprehension to the... more
  • Baby 'Rented' out to beggars

    Baby 'Rented' out to beggars

    Child welfare officials are investigating the case of a baby who was reportedly rented... more
  • Have the mega-rich achieved victory in their class-war?

    Have the mega-rich achieved victory in their class-war?

    How rich—and powerful—have today’s rich become? Some numbers can help tell the... more
  • Quite the feat: Students send 500 pairs of used shoes to needy souls around the world - video

    Quite the feat: Students send 500 pairs of used shoes to needy souls around the world

    (This article is worthy of posting in it's entirety) Friends and fellow Colorado Rocky... more
  • Alda Merini and poetry

    Alda Merini and poetry

    You can not explain or summarize in a few lines the life and work of a poet, the only... more
  • Half of U.S. kids will receive food stamps

    Half of U.S. kids will receive food stamps

    Half of American kids will live in households receiving food stamps before age 20,... more
  • 90% Of Black Children Will Be On Food Stamps

    90% Of Black Children Will Be On Food Stamps

    Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on food... more
  • Study: In US, 90 percent of black children will be fed by food stamps

    Study: In US, 90 percent of black children will be fed by food stamps

    Nearly half of all US children, including an overwhelming majority of black children,... more
  • 1929 and 2009: A public job program is the answer

    1929 and 2009: A public job program is the answer

    Eighty years ago this week, the stock market crashed and ushered in the Great... more
  • Tree Nation: planting trees for a better planet

    Tree Nation: planting trees for a better planet

    Many of us feel as though being here we cannot make a marked difference elsewhere in... more
  • George Washington: The Loss of All Things

    George Washington: The Loss of All Things

    “George Washington” is David Gordon Green’s acclaimed impressionistic Southern... more
  • Indian farmers sell their wives to pay off loan - video

    Indian farmers sell their wives to pay off loan

    India — Some farmers struggling to pay back their debt to the lender are forced to... more
  • People of rubbish

    People of rubbish

    A new documentary uncovers the truly disastrous effects of the Swine Flu following the... more
  • Israel denies Palestinians water

    Israel denies Palestinians water

    Israel is denying Palestinians access to even the basic minimum of clean, safe water,... more
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