Joe Sims
LATEST ARTICLES BY Joe Sims
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U.S.
Desperate times in America: selling food stamps to pay bills
February 22, 2010With high unemployment appearing to be a permanent part of the economic picture, the long-term poor are turning to increasingly desperate measures to survive.
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U.S.
Audi green police ad ignites controversy
February 11, 2010Audi aired a new car commercial featuring "green police" arresting polluters for environmental infractions. Some see fascist links.
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U.S.
Suburbs see huge growth in poverty
February 1, 2010Over one-third of America's poor are now living outside of urban centers according to a new survey released last week.
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U.S.
Mumia case receives setback
January 22, 2010A new petition campaign is being organized, calling on Attorney General Eric Holder and President Obama to investigate civil rights violations.
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U.S.
FBI uses Communist leader for bin-Laden ‘photo’
January 20, 2010The FBI is the subject of world ridicule after a widely circulated image of Osama bin-Laden, digitally updated for age, was withdrawn following the revelation that the actual photo was of left-wing Spanish lawmaker Gaspar Llamzares.
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U.S.
Obama demands banks give “every dime back” to taxpayers
January 18, 2010With Wall Street executives raking in windfall profits while the rest of the country staggered through a banker-caused recession, President Obama pledged to impose a tax on major financial firms to recoup bailout money.
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U.S.
For-profit firms jam up food stamp delivery
January 14, 2010Extreme poverty and hunger is growing across the country, yet, a majority of states don't reach their entire eligible populations.
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Opinion
Helping the homeless isn’t profitable
January 12, 2010Accused of deliberately destroying unsold winter clothing, including gloves and overcoats, instead of using them to clothe the homeless and poor, two New York City retailers, H&M and Wal-Mart have beat hasty retreats in recent days.
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