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Ancient African Religion Finds Roots In America
By Christopher Johnson In the suburbs of Seattle, an ancient West-African religion is gaining followers. Yoruba, from the Yoruba people of Nigeria, has been spreading across the U.S. for the last 50 years. The religion is particularly popular with African-Americans … Continue reading
Dunkin Donuts operator to pay $200K in back wages
The U.S. Labor Department says the operator of 55 Dunkin Donuts franchises throughout New Jersey and on New York’s Staten Island will pay nearly $200,000 in back wages to 64 employees for overtime and minimum wage violations. Federal officials say … Continue reading
Senator: Food Stamps Are Just Like Slavery
By Zack Beauchamp Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) equated government programs that prevent people from dying of starvation with slavery in a new profile of his medical practice published today, revealing himself to hold a view of the role of government … Continue reading
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Tagged food, Human rights, hunger, Kentucky, poverty, Rand Paul, slavery, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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A College Kid, A Single Mom, And The Problem With The Poverty Line : Planet Money : NPR
By Pam Fessler The College Kid Rico Saccoccio is a junior at Fordham University in the Bronx. He’s from a middle-class family in Connecticut and he spent the summer living at home with his parents, who cover about $15,000 a … Continue reading
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Tagged Living wage, NPR, poverty, Poverty threshold, United States, United States Census Bureau, wages
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North Carolina Charity Threatened With Arrest For Feeding Homeless People
By Scott Keyes A group that for years has handed out food to the homeless in Raleigh every weekend was threatened with arrest if they continued their charity work. This past Saturday, Rev. Hugh Hollowell and other members of Love Wins … Continue reading
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Tagged homelessness, North Carolina, poverty, Raleigh Police Department
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Our Giant Banks Own Airports, Control Power Plants, Hoard Vast Amounts of Commodities and Much More — How Can We Stop Them from Controlling the Lifelines of the Economy?
By Ellen Brown Giant bank holding companies now own airports, toll roads, and ports; control power plants; and store and hoard vast quantities of commodities of all sorts. They are systematically buying up or gaining control of the essential lifelines … Continue reading
Go away, George Zimmerman!
By Joan Walsh As Trayvon Martin’s parents headed to Washington for a protest commemorating the 1963 March for Jobs and Freedom, their son’s killer was touring the factory that produced the gun he used to kill their son, and posing for … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Sharpton, Florida, George Zimmerman, Jesse Jackson, Kel-Tec, Trayvon Martin
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Walmart CEO Mike Duke Pushes Back Against Company’s Minimum Wage Reputation
By Huffington Post Fast food and retail workers across the country have taken to the streets this year to decry their low wages. But the CEO of Walmart, which is often a target for criticism in that battle, claims a … Continue reading
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Tagged Low-Wage Workers, Medicaid, Mike Duke, minimum wage, Wage, Walmart
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Pope Francis Disturbed By Atrocities In Syria; Renews Call For Dialogue
By Associated Press Pope Francis says he has been disturbed by `’terrible images” of atrocities occurring in Syria, and he is urging the international community to step up its efforts to end the civil war there. Francis told tens of … Continue reading
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