As we seem to have settled into weary stasis regarding the government sequester, former Democratic Sen. Byron L. Dorgan of North Dakota writes in the
The Atlantic’s Cities blog notes the astonishing change in the geography of poverty in the United States between 1980 and 2010. Emily Badger writes:
Solar Momas, another excellent documentary from Why Poverty asks: ARe women better at getting out of poverty than men.
Mark Brown in the Chicago Sun TImes:
Zambia has the 3rd largest copper reserves in the world, but 60% of the population live on less than $1 a day and 80% are
Great fortunes are being made in agriculture. But people around the world are still going hungry. This five minute video from whypoverty.net examines the issue
Here’s an interesting idea. Instead of sending donations to agencies and foreign governments in hopes they will direct it to those in need, why not
Confused as to why the U.S. Senate has snapped into action to prevent sequestration-induced flight delays but has done nothing for low-income families losing their Section 8 vouchers or slots in day care programs? Wondering why FAA flight controllers are more important than teachers on Native American reservations?
Today is Good Friday, when we remember what terrible injustice occurs when no one among us cries out to stop it. Yesterday in Dallas, a
Yesterday, The Lead ran a Occupy the Bible: