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Politics of Poverty: Ideas and analysis from Oxfam America's ... : "The task of ending global poverty is up to poor people themselves. But by making some changes, the United States government can do a better job of helping ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English | Las Américas

Analysis: The Politics of Poverty For New York City has 1.6 million people living below the poverty line, as defined by the federal government. Presumably the views of a presidential contender can be important to them. Joel Berg of the Coalition Against Hunger told me: “We are not a ...

Politics of Poverty; Humanity's Future; Remembering Billy Taylor ... : "Child poverty in America, especially among minority communities, has been increasing in the past few years. According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, ...

The Politics of Hunger: An Interview with World Food Prize winner David Beckmann : "Beckmann about his work, hunger in the African American community, and why we should be aware of the federal policies that influence issues of poverty in ... See all stories on this topic » "

Reproducing Inequities: Poverty and the Politics of Population in Haiti (Studies in Medical Anthropology) Residents of Haiti—one of the poorest and most. From: http://ping.fm/LidVO

This is the Most Dangerous Time in Decades to be an American Living in Poverty - Perhaps the most damaging impact of the Reagan years was the popularization of a narrative that described people in poverty as dependent, fraudulent, or unable to rise due to their own character flaws. There was also an unmistakable racialization of poverty politics that portrayed African Americans as ...

Politics and its Discontents: A Way Out of Poverty? : "In today's Star, Carol Goar writes about a fascinating anti- poverty experiment undertaken in Dauphin, Manitoba which ran from 1974 to 1978. A joint federal- provincial initiative, it was undertaken to determine if ...

Numbers fail to tell whole story of poverty By Ana Hicks, senior policy analyst, Maine Equal Justice Partners Loaded with emotions and clouded by politics, it's difficult to discuss poverty – its symptoms, causes and solutions – in a thoughtful and objective way. News last week concerning ...

The politics of hate : "The Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit social advocacy organization, is updating its list of hate groups next year to include 12 additional “anti-gay ...

Race is being used to wreck the middle class”: The silent bigotry of America's poverty politics  - In a country where poverty is deeply pathologized, and people of color are ... Racism is still a major factor in American politics, and racial resentment ...

Politics and its Discontents: Suggestions For Poverty Reduction : "The Recession Relief Coalition has released a 10-point plan to combat rising poverty in Canada. While some will likely dismiss these suggestions as 'pie-in- the-sky', the question remains; Given the huge costs to our economy of poverty , ...

We need solutions to nation's problems, not politics as usual The number of people in poverty in 2010 (46.2 million) is the largest number in the 52 years that the poverty estimates have been published. Nearly 19 percent of families with children had incomes below the federal poverty level of $22025 for a family ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA | AFRICA | English | Las Américas

A better life for every child in New Zealand "It's disappointing that National hasn't prioritised child poverty and has instead chosen politics over children . " Labour will have a Minister of Children ensuring that resources needed to lift children out of poverty are in place and working ...

Poverty, Food Stamp Use Hits Record High | Progress Illinois : "Progress Illinois.com delivers the latest breaking news and information on the latest top stories on Illinois and Chicago politics and more. Advocate for fairness, equality and politics of social change. Progress Illinois.com provides ... العالم العربي (AR) | ASIA AFRICA | English | Las Américas

The poverty of a system “ Poverty is not only about having enough money. It is also about exploitation and oppression. Poverty is about politics, and the need is to devise political solutions to its underlying causes, which involves more than providing money”, ...

As the economy slows, poverty is falling : By Daniel Hannan Politics Last updated: October 29th, 2011 Here's a bit of good news: we can look forward to a sharp decline in poverty over the next two years. No doubt Polly Toynbee is even now composing a paean of praise to David Cameron for ...

Time to rethink minimum wage on the national stage  - These perceptions have heavily influenced the minds and politics of America . But in an era of economic woes where increasing poverty , immense ...

Brazil's recession could push millions into poverty - Brazil's deep recession could push another 3.6mn people into poverty , ... economics and politics integral to the development of Latin America .

Last Chance U: When your luck is out, get a 'creature of pure testosterone' to save the day - Failure, friendship, race, politics and the reality of life in America's poverty -stricken southern states — it's all there. Which is to say: not much actual ...

Most migrants coming to U.S. borders today are fleeing gang violence and severe poverty in Central America and Haiti, not persecution. Europe has ... View article...