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Creating a World Without Poverty
Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus describes how to harness the power of the free market to solve the problems of poverty, hunger and inequality. more...
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Human Organ Trafficking on the Increase
By: Rupert Taylor
Lives are put at risk in the shady business of human organ trading as wealthy patients pay the poverty stricken for a chance at a longer life. more...
Men May Change the Face of Poverty in America
By: PD Casteel
Recent mass layoff data show men in America hit particularly hard. This may signal a demographic shift in the composition of poor in America. What do the numbers mean? more...
By: Margaret Koch
Barbara Ehrenreich's 2001 book "Nickel and Dimed" presents a shocking first-hand account of everyday working Americans who live-and struggle--below the poverty line. more...
How Long will this Recession Last?
By: Patrick Cooley
In the beginning months of 2009, politicians finally started to acknowledge that the United States was in a state of recession, but how long will it last? more...
Classism Keeps the Poor Jobless
Classism is the discrimination, oppression, or prejudice against an individual or group based solely on actual or perceived socio-economic class. It shapes life chances. more...
Poverty Simulation Reveals Struggles Of The Poor
By: Matt Marn
Students, faculty and friends of Grand Valley State University outside Grand Rapids, Michigan were presented a new look on life recently: a life lived in poverty. more...
Urban Farming Cleaning Up Detroit
By: Jen Aniano
Urban Farming is bringing Detroit residence together to fight the foreclosure crisis by filling abandoned lots with gardens to feed the needy and homeless of the area. more...
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