Poverty
Are Missouri Republicans insane?
March 15, 2013Well, when it comes to Medicaid expansion they just might be. I ask because, who in their right mind rejects billions of dollars in federal funding?
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Poor people in the U.S. also benefitted from Venezuelan oil
March 11, 2013Chavez cared about the poor at a time when "some of the wealthiest people on our planet have more money than they can ever reasonably expect to spend."
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The war in Newark, 1967
February 27, 2013I sat for two hours copying word for word the reports of the gunshot wounds that ultimately killed 26 people in Newark. Most of them died from gunshot wounds in the back.
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Ecuadorian President Correa gains second term, scores big win
February 20, 2013At least 51 percent of candidates of Correa's Alianza Pais political party gained National Assembly seats. Never before in Ecuadorian history has a single party held a legislative majority.
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North Carolina “Historic Thousands” march for economic justice
February 12, 2013Thousands poured out in for the Historic Thousands of Jones Street rally with the theme "Forward Together, Not One Step Back."
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