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Here is a real film about poverty
December 23, 2009 | by | Comment
A pair of brothers from the St. Louis area not only filmed a movie about African poverty, they lived just like their subject matter.
Tim and David Peterka lived on…
Two different opinions on illegal immigration
December 23, 2009 | Comment
Illegal immigration is not often thought of as a human rights issue. Many think that the those in the country illegally are committing a crime and should not be in…
Witch trials in Nepal
December 23, 2009 | by | Comment
Yes, witch trials still happen in the world. In Nepal, women are accused of being witches when bad things happen in the area. The women are confined,…
Food banks seeing greater need in Pittsburgh area
December 23, 2009 | by | Comment
Requests for help from food banks have increased throughout America, this morning we see a perspective on the demand from Pittsburgh. The continued loss…
World Bank gives $100 million to Andhra Pradesh project
December 23, 2009 | by | Comment
The World Bank will give another 100 million dollars to a poverty reduction program in India. The Andhra Pradesh Rural Poverty Reduction Project has…
Human trafficking victims often victimized twice in America
December 22, 2009 | by | Comment
About a week ago The Kansas City Star did an exhaustive investigation on the policing of human trafficking in America. What they found is…
AIDS money five months late arriving to Uganda
December 22, 2009 | by | Comment1 in 7 below poverty line in Michigan
December 22, 2009 | by | Comment
Your blogger’s home state of Michigan saw jobs leave well before the recession, saw them leave in droves during the recession, and is still seeing them leave…
Child labor increases in Cote D’Ivoire
December 22, 2009 | by | Comment
Yesterday we presented a story that had good news about child labor in Asia. Today however a new report from Save The Children presents a different picture…
California’s Ventura County sees 50% increase in food stamp use
December 22, 2009 | by | Comment
Another story about how bad things became in California during the recession. A huge surge in food stamp use is detected in the affluent towns of Thousand…
