Poverty
Sequester sends San Jose, Calif., rents through roof
September 3, 2013Some 17,000 tenants on the Federal Section 8 housing program in Santa Clara County recently received rent hikes of 10 percent or more. The area has very nearly the highest housing cost of any place in...
Read moreAgrarian strike in Colombia triggers repression, wider struggle
September 3, 2013Angry small farmers are rejecting free trade agreements Colombia signed with the United States, Canada, and the European Union. Rrural people in Colombia are suffering.Eight million Colombians are hungry,
Read moreThree generations march on Washington
August 23, 2013I'm very proud that my father and uncle, Joe and Dennis Mora, were both at the 1963 March on Washington, one of many demonstrations and activities they participated in during the civil rights heyday.
Read moreBooming Silicon Valley economy hides rising social inequality
August 20, 2013While fueling a new source of profits for Wall Street, working families are not enjoying the benefits of California's Silicon Valley economic resurgence.
Read moreNorth Carolina crowd roars at governor: “Wrong! Wrong! Wrong!!”
July 2, 2013Nearly 5,000 protesters at a "Moral Monday" rally roared disapproval of North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory's decision to terminate federal jobless benefits.
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