“The healthy food we give to a child has an impact on their economic mobility going forward. A healthier family has more money, a better life, and less sickness. They have a lot of things ...
Organized labor led no mass opposition to Trump’s presidency or the December 2017 tax cut or the failed U.S. preparation for and management of COVID-19. Nor do we yet see a labor-led national protest against ...
MintPress News spoke to a number of people on the front lines attempting to keep America fed during the worst pandemic in a century. (By: Alan MacLeod, Mintpress News) At least 10,000 cars line up in ...
“I think in general, we do know that poor mental health is strongly correlated with poverty.” Increasing the minimum wage can lead to a reduction in the suicide rate, according to a new study by ...
Ocasio-Cortez wants the federal government to acknowledge hundreds of thousands more Americans as living in poverty with The Recognizing Poverty Act. A new bill called The Recognizing Poverty Act introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., ...
Global Citizen Festival aims to engage citizens to end extreme poverty by 2030, with a little help from some celebrity friends. The eighth annual Global Citizen Festival in New York City, which aims to eradicate ...
“We particularly worry about food‐insecure households with kids and adolescents.” The Trump administration is moving to change the way states calculate who is eligible for food stamp assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or ...
“When we brought Red Nose Day to America, my hope was that we could inspire people to realize we can all truly make a difference for kids living really tough lives — and have fun ...
“This policy would, over time, cut or take away entirely food assistance, health and other forms of basic assistance from millions of people who struggle to put food on the table, keep a roof over ...
If we can turn more of this innovation to address the needs of the poor and marginalized, we will reduce a great deal of the fear that has driven history for so long. (By Jesmane ...
The recent college admissions scandal shines a light on the dark underside of the U.S.’ education system and the many widespread educational advantages affluent Americans benefit from —all while the less-advantaged struggle for a decent ...
Many people don’t realize how much housing application fees can have an impact on the bottom line of some Americans. With rental fees reaching up to $200 per applicant, a family making $20,000 per year ...
Oscar buzz is circulating for Capernaum, a foreign film being praised for its remarkable portrayal of an impoverished reality in Lebanon. An acclaimed new film from Lebanon is being called a “rallying cry” for children ...
Rich Garon is an author, homeless advocate, and former Chief-of-Staff for the Committee on International Relations, House of Representatives. While estimates vary, experts place the number of homeless in the United States somewhere near 550,000; ...
‘We will keep coming back until everyone has housing, voting rights, clean water, peace, and justice!” says Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis (Common Dreams, by Andrea Germanos) Thousands of people gathered in Washington, D.C. on Saturday where the Poor ...
Levels of child poverty in the U.K. are predicted to rise to new highs, with 5.2 million children expected to live in poverty by 2022 according to The Institute for Fiscal Studies (I.F.S.), a British thinktank. ...
The amount of people “sleeping rough” or homeless on U.K. streets has increased by 169% since 2010. As homelessness in the UK has grown so too has the number of people dying on the streets ...
More than 40 percent of American households cannot afford rent, transportation, childcare, or a cellphone, according to a new study from the United Way Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed Project, obtained by Axios. U.S. households ...
“We cannot continue to have a democracy that engages in the kind of policy violence that we see happening every day.” (Common Dreams, by Julia Conley) Aiming to continue the work that Rev. Dr. Martin ...
A beloved Brazilian activist who fought against police brutality and the oppression of indigenous, LGBT and other minorities was gunned down two weeks ago and many think the Brazilian government pulled the trigger. On the ...
TRUMP,WORLD DESTROYER MUST BE STOPPED! CHECK OUT THIS PODCAST! Listen⇒KVoice of Resistance On this episode of your Resistance podcast Twinkle Thumbs Trump is going to get us killed! 43 million Americans live in poverty. So ...
“The elite ranks of our billionaire class continue to pull apart from the rest of us,” a new Institute for Policy study analysis finds. (Common Dreams, by Jake Johnson) In the United States, the 400 richest individuals ...
The United Nations reports world hunger rates increased for the first time in more than 15 years. (The Conversation, Leah Samberg, University of Minnesota) Around the globe, about 815 million people – 11 percent of the ...
Donald Trump’s putdown of suffering Puerto Ricans reflects a mindset that has long afflicted the awesomely affluent. (by Sam Pizzigati, Inequality.org) Only days after the horrific aftermath of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico, Donald Trump unleashed ...
Those at the bottom — and the top — deserve to know why their experiences are so different. (Other Words, by Josh Hoxie) Work hard and you’ll get ahead — that’s the mantra driven into young people ...
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