living conditions
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Joplin tornado devastation not just ‘natural disaster’
Why do so many people living in “Tornado Alley” live in homes lacking tornado basements? Why is there no comprehensive…
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Big Food fights regulation of ads aimed at children
There is a health crisis among children—and yet the food industry is allowed to freely market products known to have…
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Mississippi River flooding has greatest impact on poor
Under capitalism the Mississippi River has been engineered in the interest of profits without any regard for the possibility of…
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Corporate tax scandal exposes anti-immigrant lies
A study revealed that undocumented immigrants paid a total of $11.2 billion in taxes in 2010, while some major banks…
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Catastrophic tornadoes devastate Southern states
Between April 25 and 30, more than 150 tornadoes killed 350 people; thousands were injured and tens of thousands of…
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D.C. gentrification expands at expense of Black population
n the last decade, the number of African Americans living in the District of Columbia declined by 11 percent, according…
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Students, staff, instructors march against budget cuts
More than 1,000 students, professors and staff members at California State University of Long Beach marched and rallied on April…
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BP spill: One year since worst oil spill ever
One year after causing the worst oil spill in history, BP has claimed 2010 as their “best year in safety…
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Politicians play with budget, slash services
A budget deal between Republicans and Democrats has averted a shutdown of the federal government—but it is the working class…
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Los Angeles goes hungry
Los Angeles County is the county with the largest number of people facing hunger in the United States, according to…
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