Poverty – Page 62 – People's World

Border communities are ground zero for hunger

April 18, 2011 By David Bacon

For the people who live in boder towns, some with roots going back for generations, these tiny communities are home to growing hunger and poverty.

A modest essay on extraordinary paychecks

March 31, 2011 By Bartlett Naylor

Every fourteen minutes in 2009, hedge fund manager David Tepper made President Obama's annual salary.

Save the children: Tax the rich

March 10, 2011 By Jarvis Tyner

The way out of this crisis is to stop blaming the victims and to make the wealthy culprits pay. It is irresponsible and immoral not to do so.

Swaziland: Eviction case could pull the rug from under absolute monarchy

March 7, 2011 By Mark Waller

The 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.

Mayors warn cuts to block grants will cost jobs

March 1, 2011 By Marilyn Bechtel

Mayors around the country are reacting with alarm to the cuts proposed for the Community Development Block Grant program.