Tag: Poverty
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The Eve of a New Era
A breath of fresh air is blowing on the surface of the earth. More and more people are now focusing on the poor. Man can choose between darkness and light. On the part of the people there are times of both light and darkness, fidelity and infidelity, obedience, and rebellion; times of being a pilgrim…
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Protest rallies held in Brazil’s major cities
More than 100,000 people took over the streets BRAZIL – Demonstrations against rising costs of public transport and 2014 World Cup reflect anger over government policies. Yesterday, Jun3 17th, over 100,000 young protesters have massed across Brazil to demonstrate against the rising costs of both public transport and the 2014 World Cup to be held in the…
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Stealing from the poor
Wasting food is like stealing from the poor, says pope ROME – Pope Francis denounces what he calls a “culture of waste” in an increasingly consumerist world: “Throwing away food is like stealing from the table of those who are poor and hungry.” Around 1.43 billion tons of food, or one third of what is…
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The Minimum Wage: Does It Matter?
Increase in minimum wage WORLD – Since minimum wages are not indexed to inflation, they do not systematically increase in proportion to changes in the costs of living. Those in favor of increasing the minimum wage will argue that such an increase would lift people out of poverty, helps low-income families make ends meet and…
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June 2013, The Beginning of a New Era
June 2013, the beginning of a new era Although from a scientific point of view that most doomsday scenario are mostly unlikely for the near future, there are worldwide signs all over the planet indicating that earth and mankind is now experiencing major changes, a major shift in civilizations is about to happen. Since the…
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USA Election 2012: What about the poor?
To strengthen or to overhaul the American nation’s safety net? President Obama and challenger Mitt Romney have vastly different views on how to help the 46.2 million Americans in poverty and the more than 30 million people who are near poor. Between 2008 and 2011, In the United States, the number of people in poverty jumped…
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In North America, the number of homeless will rise again
In North America, more and more municipalities are cracking down on the homeless by adopting more and more stringent bylaws and regulations prohibiting begging, loitering, and sleeping outside. On any given night, about 636,000 Americans and 300,000 Canadians are homeless. While these numbers have declined over the past few years, they will soon rise again.…
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History repeating itself: A year after Mubarak’s ouster, many Egyptians still angry
Things never change! CAIRO – Egyptian activists vowed to flood Tahrir Square and cripple the country with a strike this weekend, saying that one year after forcing a dictator from power their revolution is far from complete. Egypt’s economy has suffered since Hosni Mubarak’s ouster: Foreign investment has dried up and tourists are staying away.…
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Is Modern Capitalism outdated?
Is 20th century capitalism failing 21st century society? With the world still shaking from the global economic earthquake, and suffering daily aftershocks, it is not surprising to find more and more people asking themselves whether capitalism is dead. Today we are back to the inequality of 1929 and the Great Depression. High unemployment and the…
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