Poverty – Page 28 – People's World

Strapped single mom gets a lift from LA union members

April 15, 2015 By Susan Gosman

"We were all proud to help her; We know that this young woman is one of thousands who are exploited by corporations that put profits before people."

Environment issues hurt poor people most, say speakers at LA forum

April 10, 2015 By David Trujillo

Grijalva, who chairs the congressional committee and is a member of the Progressive Caucus, said, "40 years of environmental policy issues are under attack."

Unforgiven: Weak laws offer debtors little protection

March 26, 2015 By Paul Kiel, ProPublica And Chris Arnold, NPR

Critics say the 1968 federal law that allows collectors to take 25 percent of debtors' wages, or every penny in their bank accounts, is out of date and overly harsh.

State of Silicon Valley 2015: A tale of two Americas

March 23, 2015 By Michelle Kern

"If Silicon Valley were a country, it'd be sixth in the world in GDP per capita."

Today in women’s history: Social reformer Lillian Wald born in 1867

March 10, 2015 By Special to People’s World

Founder of the Henry Street Settlement House in Lower Manhattan, Lillian Wald was born March 10, 1867, in Cincinnati to a family of German Jewish professionals.