living conditions
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Los Angeles transit authority prepares to double fares
On Jan. 17, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority released a report stating that action was needed to cover a $36 million…
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War on the poor: the bi-partisan assault on food stamps
A family of four will lose $36/month and the two parties in Congress are debating how much food stamps should…
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Right-wing Tea Party: Losing a small battle while winning a war
From taxes to spending cuts that eviscerate services for the working class, the Tea Party program has become an accepted…
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Government shut down, 800,000 Federal workers laid off – Why?
The official shutdown of the U.S. government underscores the fully reactionary character of the capitalist-controlled political process in this country.…
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The hypocritical assault on food stamps
Their unwillingness to stand up for the poor shows the true face of the Democratic Party—opposition to anti-working-class measures in…
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Poverty: The American nightmare
For the second straight year data indicate that roughly 47 million people in the United States remain mired in poverty.…
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Growing share of US population need food aid
The myth propagated by politicians and the media that the severe economic slump that began in 2007 has ended is…
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The revolutionary act of feeding the hungry
The circumstances around this case are symptomatic of the war being waged against the poor and working class of this…
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NYC public housing cuts: It’s war on the poor
There is a battle brewing in the buildings run by the New York City Housing Authority, or as New Yorkers…
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Food and capitalism: a crisis of waste and destruction
Food waste is a major problem under capitalism. Even if we went back a few hundred years, it would be…
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