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Help Me Combat Illiteracy

The Mother's Club Family Learning Center in Pasadena is a great organization that is truly making a difference. Please check out my link and more

Poverty is not an accident

I think that is true. I ran a disability advocacy organization for five years. People with disabilities want to work. Problem is their more

The Dismal State of the Union 2012

There is one person — one American among the 300 million of us — who is not to blame for the state of the union.
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Barefoot - The other side of life

What happens when two young men decide to live a month of their lives on the income of an average poor Indian

The Rise and Fall of Poverty Porn

"Nonprofits are replacing misery with opportunity, making a bet on inspiring a sense of human connection."

Extreme Poverty Is Now At Record Levels

The following are 19 statistics about the poor that will absolutely astound you....

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Awesome Graffiti

French art group Artisme's graffiti showcases the faces of poverty.

Creating economic wealth: The big why | The Economist

A new book on why nations fail suggests that it's because their leaders are greedy, selfish, and ignorant of history.

Fighting Poverty, Armed With Violins

Truly inspirational.

Want to know what happened to our country; the world?

Protest Planet: How a Neoliberal Shell Game Created an Age of Activism | Truthout
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Not Disgusted by Poverty: We are Disgusted by the Poor Themselves

The idea that ultimately the poor must help themselves as social mobility grinds to a halt is illogical; it is based on a faith for which more

Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)

Increasingly dire conditions at the world's largest refugee camp.

#GinghamProject is only $180 away from their goal!

Gingham Project needs $2000 to put 100 kids to school. They are currently only $180 dollars short of their goal! Uniforms are $20 each and more

How Do The Poor Spend Their Day?

A touching Star Wars Christmas memory.

Lets not moan about public transport!

This is happening all across America

A New Jersey family goes from earning more than $100,000 a year to joining the ranks of the long-term unemployed

How We Cured “the Culture of Poverty,” Not Poverty Itself

One Day Without Shoes 2012

EA's Iron Monkeys show their support for One Day Without Shoes.
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