Poverty
House GOP rams through latest devastating Ryan budget
April 14, 2014The House's ruling Republicans jammed through a GOP-written budget blueprint for the fiscal year starting Oct. 1, by a 219-205 vote on Apr. 10.
Read moreToday in eco-history: The worst storm of the Dust Bowl
April 14, 2014On April 14, 1935, The "Black Sunday Storm," one of the worst dust storms in U.S. history, caused immense economic and agricultural damage
Read moreGreek unions hold 24-hour general strike against austerity
April 10, 2014Transport grinds to a halt and schools close as thousands march through Athens in protest.
Read moreRevive long-term unemployment benefits now
April 8, 2014The Senate passed a bill reviving the program for long-term jobless workers. House leaders have said they won't take up the Senate bill, and Congress is due to leave town for a two-week recess.
Read moreToday in eco-history: Richmond food riots
April 2, 2014Thousands of people, mostly women, broke into shops and began seizing food and other items before the militia arrived to stop them.
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