Tag: poverty
DOJ: Keeping Poor People Who Can’t Post Bail In Jail Is...
The Justice Department has declared that holding people in jail because they cannot afford to post bail is unconstitutional. The DOJ made its statement in...
WATCH: Trump Practically Begs African-Americans To Vote For Him
At a campaign rally in Dimondale, Michigan tonight, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump made an appeal to African-Americans to take a risk and cast...
Where Were The #AllLivesMatter People From 1619-1968, When #AllLivesDidntMatter
The hashtag #BlackLivesMatter has been met with a surprising amount of controversy. Unfortunately, some people have interpreted Black Lives Matter to mean, only Black...
Are You A ‘Taker’ Sucking The Government Teat? Bet You Deny...
A research paper by Cornell's Professor Suzanne Mettler states that nearly half of US social program recipients believe they "have not used a government social program."...
Human Rights Watch Calls Out Rwanda’s Systematic Abuse Of The Poor...
Rwanda is a tough place to live. It has been marred with horrible living conditions, political corruption, and human rights abuse. What most people...
Suspect In Homeless Killing Spree In Custody – San Diego Still...
On Thursday morning, Anthony Alexander Padgett was taken into police custody. Padgett, from El Cajon, is suspected to have committed four attacks against the homeless...
Dear Special Eaters Of The World: Check Your Food Privilege
This article originally appeared on Ravishly and has been reprinted with permission of the author, Carrie Saum.
Dear Special Eaters of The World,
I can’t afford...
McD’s CEO: $15 Wage Would Not Lead To Robot Replacements
According to McDonald's CEO Steve Easterbrook, implementation of a $15 minimum wage would not lead to McDonald's employees being replaced by robots. The current...
5 Reasons To Never Judge People For Buying Unhealthy Food For...
After all sorts of fad diets (grapefruits! low carb! low fat! no eating in the evening!), we are coming, as a society, to an...
Will Detroit Really Shut Water Off To Thousands Of Residents?
While much of America focused on the problems in Flint, Michigan this past year, little attention was given to the state's largest metropolitan area...
A Dem Congressman Quietly Helped Save This 100-Year-Old Woman From Homelessness
Evelyn Heller was in a really tight spot just a few weeks ago. Stricken with poverty, she was evicted from her apartment in Palm...
Even Tupac Knew Trump Was A Greedy SOB!!!
Even the late rapper Tupac Shakur knew Donald Trump was a greedy man. Well, before Shakur became a household name and transcendent rapper, Pac was hardly one...
Jerk Steals Millions From Detroit Public Schools, Lives In Mansion
It is commonly known that public schools are underfunded. The situation in Detroit are so extreme that teachers have resorted to sickouts as a form...
Indiana Closes Planned Parenthood, Gets HIV Outbreak
In a small Indiana town, a combination of poverty and lack of social services has had heartbreaking consequences. In Austin, Indiana, there have been...
Situational Genocide Is Affecting Poor People In Greater Numbers
If you are a poor person in the United States, I have some bad news: Where you live will shape when you die. A...
Four Lies Fox News Is Telling About The $15 Minimum Wage
Fox News is losing its sh*t now that the $15 minimum wage is law in California, New York, and a dozen major cities across...
Up To One Million Poverty-Stricken Americans Could Be Hit By Food-Stamp...
Across the country, hundreds of thousands of low-income Americans are set to lose their food stamp benefits in the upcoming weeks, as harsh new...
World Bank To The Rescue: Helping Poor Countries Adapt To Climate...
Extreme weather and rising seas from global warming threaten to increase poverty, particularly in poorer parts of the world. To combat this, the World Bank...
Sanders’ New York Daily News Interview ‘Disaster’ Isn’t That Terrible
On April 1, Bernie Sanders sat down with the editorial board of the New York Daily News. It could've gone better, but it wasn't the...
