living conditions
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La feminización de la pobreza
La mujer “gana solamente 10% del salario mundial y es dueña de menos de un por ciento de la propiedad…
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45,000 die from lack of health insurance
Every year, nearly 45,000 people die from lack of health insurance and good medical care, Harvard University researchers have reported.
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300 children die every hour from malnutrition
A report from Save the Children, released Feb. 15, predicted that approximately 450 million children will face mental and physical…
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Occupy SF fights for people’s homes
On Saturday, Jan. 7, Occupy SF took its show of solidarity to San Francisco’s Excelsior district, a working-class neighborhood where…
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FEMA sends out 83,000 collection notices
The Federal Emergency Management Agency—the agency that is designated to assist people in recovering from disaster—recently mailed out 83,000 debt…
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Washington cuts families’ heat to fuel Afghan war
The U.S. government will be spending generously on fuel over the winter. But millions of families will still have their…
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Once again: house burns while fire department watches
In a scene reminiscent of one last year, Tennessee firefighters stood by and watched as a family’s home burned to…
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Empty homes and homeless people
The criminal absurdity of capitalism is nowhere more clear than in the U.S. housing crisis. As the number of available…
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Occupy SF retakes Justin Herman Plaza
Less than a day after a police raid evicted the Occupy SF encampment from Justin Herman Plaza, protesters returned and…
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The tyranny of unemployment
There are around 40 million people in the United States who are unemployed. These people want to work, and must…
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