Poverty
Today in history: Hurricane Katrina’s pain index 10 years later
August 28, 2015When Katrina hit, the nation saw tens of thousands left behind in New Orleans. Ten years later, it looks like the same people have been left behind again.
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Today in history: LBJ’s “Great Society” is launched
August 20, 2015On this date in 1964, a nearly $1 billion anti-poverty measure was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Immigration: Trump trumps the truth
August 18, 2015Trump's purpose is demagogic, to toss red meat to the most extreme reactionary sections of the Republican Party base while spreading the poison of xenophobic racism around.
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Over forty percent of U.S. children live in poverty
August 14, 2015Any family that can't pay for its basic expenses is a family living in poverty.
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East Saint Louis, hit by hard-times, down but not out
August 12, 2015At its height in the 1950's, East Saint Louis had a population of 82,366. Only about one-third remain today.
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