Poverty
World Notes: Canada, Romania, Mozambique, India, Austria
July 23, 2010The right to clean water, toxic gold mining, biofuel's human toll, measuring India's poverty, good and bad on HIV/AIDS.
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Minority kids at disadvantage, community survey shows
July 9, 2010Professionals who work with children say minority youth are disadvantaged in health care, education, a safe neighborhood and community resources.
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World Cup musings: word from the Edge
June 25, 2010Encouraging of football lovers to come to South Africa for the games has opened up a new window into the world.
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Poor People’s World Cup stresses South Africa’s anti-poverty fight
June 23, 2010The Poor People's World Cup in Cape Town, organized by the Western Cape Anti-Eviction Campaign, aims to highlight the province's struggle against poverty and homelessness.
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Your mailman searches for the ghosts of Tom and Joe
June 14, 2010Today a young couple with two kids told me a sad story: they are giving their house, a house they had built just eight years ago, back to the bank.
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