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3 billion live on less than $2.50 per day
The lower levels of economic development of countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America derive from their place in a…
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The feminization of poverty
Women do a majority of the world’s work, but earn only 10 percent of its income.
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Native reservations: poorest places in the country
Twenty percent of Native households lack running water. Description: The recognition of sovereign rights of Indigenous peoples must begin with…
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Can charity solve hunger?
All the energy and resources poured into charity and philanthropy have scarcely made a dent in this vast social problem.
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Dems and GOP wage war on the poor
Democrats and Republicans have been partners in shredding what is often referred to as the “social safety net” over the…
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Reversing the Vietnam War verdict
The Pentagon has just launched a multi-year national public relations campaign to justify, glorify and honor Washington's catastrophic, aggressive and…
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Reader’s thoughts on Syria article
A reader's message regarding 'Massacre in Syria promoted as reason for intervention' and a response from the writer.
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Communist Parties win 11 Seats in Syrian Parliamentary Elections
The first Syrian parliamentary elections under the new constitution, passed by 90% of voters in a referendum with 57% turnout,…
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Osorio: Immigrant youth are true champions of change
President Obama's election campaign move to appease immigrant youth falls quite short of true equality—but proves that the new generation…
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Syria Debate: Brian Becker exposes US effort to re-colonize Middle East
In this 25-minute debate on the Syrian conflict, Brian Becker of the ANSWER Coalition assails the arguments put forward by…
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Militant Journalism
Teófilo Stevenson: The most humble of champions
The boxing world and workers everywhere have lost one of their giants with the passing of Cuban heavyweight champion Teófilo…
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Lockheed Martin strike over health care
Workers at defense industry giant launch militant struggle to defend benefits.
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US ranks high in child poverty among richest countries
UNIFEF report shows nearly one fourth of all children in the US live in poverty.
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Yemen faces catastrophic malnutrition
Mass food insecurity impacts the health of the Yemeni people.
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San José DoubleTree hotel workers hold four-day strike
Around 250 workers at the Doubletree hotel in San José, Calif., walked off the job early on the morning of…
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Louisiana has most prisoners per capita
The United States, which hypocritically lectures the rest of the world about “human rights,” jails more of its own population…
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Pennsylvania law gags doctors
A new law forbids doctors from telling anyone about the toxic chemicals that may be making you sick, in order…
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Journalist detained by FARC criticizes Colombian government
Despite being held for 33 days, Langlois did not express any bitterness towards the FARC-EP. On the contrary, he thanked…
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