Poverty
Swaziland: Eviction case could pull the rug from under absolute monarchy
March 7, 2011The start of a landmark legal challenge to the rule of King Mswati III has boosted the pro-democracy movement in the tiny southern African state of Swaziland.
Read moreMayors warn cuts to block grants will cost jobs
March 1, 2011Mayors around the country are reacting with alarm to the cuts proposed for the Community Development Block Grant program.
Read moreHeartbreak at Bank of America
February 17, 2011Bank of America got a Valentine's Day surprise with a picket line protesting the bank's receiving "unrequited love" in the form of tax breaks from the community.
Read moreRepublicans set to kill mortgage assistance programs
February 3, 2011Republican members of Congress have set their sight on gutting assistance to troubled homeowners at risk of foreclosure.
Read moreWhat happened to the War on Poverty?
February 1, 2011With the remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy and the passing of Sargent Shriver, a foot soldier in the War on Poverty, recently, I have been reading about the early 1960s and listening to speeches...
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