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Amid population explosion, birth control access roils the Philippines
In the Philippines, amid a population explosion and staggering birth rate, caused partly by limited access to contraception or family planning advice, NewsHour Special Correspondent Mark Litke follows mothers and newborns from one of the busiest maternity wards in the world to the overcrowded slums where families live.
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Blame poverty, not race, say Ferguson's white minority
Ferguson's white Republican mayor, James Knowles, is clear: he will tell anyone who listens that there is no racial divide in the town, which has been hit by a fortnight of protest over the killing of a young African American, Michael Brown, by a white policeman.
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If You Want to See Inequality in the U.S. at Its Worst, Visit an Impound Lot
For millions of Americans a towed car can lead to a crippling spiral of stress, debt, joblessness, illness and, in many cases, incarceration.
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Incomes fell for most families in past three years, while top 10 percent prospered: Fed
Under President Obama, the richest 10 percent were the only income group of Americans to see their median incomes rise, according to a survey released this week by the Federal Reserve. The Fed data covered the years 2010-2013, during which period Mr. Obama constantly campaigned against income inequality and won re-election by painting his Republican rival as a tool of Wall Street plutocrats.
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Give the Homeless Homes
In 2005, Utah set out to fix a problem that’s often thought of as unfixable: chronic homelessness. The state had almost two thousand chronically homeless people. Most of them had mental-health or substance-abuse issues, or both. At the time, the standard approach was to try to make homeless people “housing ready”
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The Demons Of On-Demand
Are today’s on-demand and local services really about catering to the lazy rich, as claimed, or are they about a new way to book services from local providers by satisfying demand more efficiently through the use of geolocation and advanced software that can map out where customers are, what they need and when?
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‘Poor people don’t plan long-term. We’ll just get our hearts broken’
Why do so many poor people eat junk food, fail to budget properly, show no ambition? Linda Tirado knew exactly why… because she was one of them. Here, in an extract from her book, Hand to Mouth, she tells her story in her own words
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Professors on food stamps: The shocking true story of academia in 2014
Forget minimum wage, some adjunct professors say they're making 50 cents an hour. Wait till you read these stories
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As murders and disappearances mount, Canadian women ask: 'Am I next?'
After 15-year-old Tina Fontaine’s body was pulled from a river, Canadians have confronted a crisis that one judge calls ‘a sociological issue’ surrounding the nation’s aboriginal people
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"Poverty is fucking expensive"
A year ago, Linda Tirado was working as a cook in an IHOP. And in a couple of weeks, her first book will be released, complete with a foreword from Barbara Ehrenreich and a blurb from Matt Taibbi.
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The middle class is poorer today than it was in 1989
No wonder people are still so gloomy: the recovery hasn't one at all for middle class wealth.
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Mobile homes: Many 'hidden homeless' Americans living in vehicles
A model 'parking lot' program in California could bring relief to people living in cars and vans across America
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Poor kids who do everything right don’t do better than rich kids who do everything wrong
America is the land of opportunity, just for some more than others. That's because, in large part, inequality starts in the crib. Rich parents can afford to spend more time and money on their kids, and that gap has only grown the past few decades.
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The resilience of brazil's soccer spirit
Photojournalist renato stockler has captured these reddish-hued pitches throughout the city of sao paulo in his series ‘ground from above’. with some owned by local soccer clubs, while others are completely open for public use, stockler providing a portrait into the culture and passion that fuels these small oases to survive.
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More Cities Are Making It Illegal To Hand Out Food To The Homeless
If you don't have a place to live, getting enough to eat clearly may be a struggle. And since homelessness in the U.S. isn't going away and is even rising in some cities, more charitable groups and individuals have been stepping up the past few years to share food with these vulnerable folks in their communities. But just as more people reach out to help, cities are biting back at those hands feeding the homeless.
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The economics of violence
Are countries poor because they are violent or violent because they are poor?
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Number of global billionaires has doubled since the financial crisis
The number of billionaires has doubled since the start of the financial crisis, according to a major new report from anti-poverty campaigners.
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85 richest now have as much money as poorest 3.5B
If Bill Gates spent $1 million a day it would take 218 years to spend his fortune.
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With 41% of global wealth in the hands of less than 1%, elites and citizens agree inequality is a top priority
People with a net worth of more than $1 million represent just 0.7% of the global population, but they have 41% of the world’s wealth. Meanwhile, those with a net worth of less than $10,000 represent 69% of the population, but just 3% of global wealth.
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