Poverty
15 years after welfare “deform”
August 25, 2011Aided by a Republican Congress and bitterly divided Democratic Party, President Bill Clinton signed into law the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act.
Read moreSmiley and West’s Poverty Tour: A call for unconditional brotherhood
August 24, 2011Tavis Smiley and Cornel West brought the last stop of their "Poverty Tour: A Call to Conscience" to Memphis, Tennessee. The location was chosen in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s support for sanitation workers and...
Read moreSmiley and West poverty tour draws criticism, support
August 12, 2011Talk show host Tavis Smiley and academic activist Cornel West embarked last week on a poverty tour to highlight growing inequality in the U.S.
Read moreThe kids aren’t all right, new report shows
August 9, 2011The recession hasn't been good for anyone, but children have been especially hard hit says a new report by the Children's Defense Fund.
Read moreMichigan nurses protest GOP cuts with soup kitchen at State Capitol
July 15, 2011Now comes the latest labor protest: The July 13 Michigan Nurses Association's "Governor Snyder's 'No Soup for You'" kitchen.
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