In the United States, the official numbers tell us that approximately 36.5 million people live in poverty. As shockingly high as those numbers appear, I think they still significantly underrate the problem. The government uses an absurdly low cost of living to measure poverty. For example, it puts the poverty line for a family of […]
Monthly Archives: December 2007
Admissions Essays
The following is a paid review: Children born into poverty who escape the poverty trap often do it in part by getting into a good college. Additionally, any person greatly reduces their chances of ever falling into poverty by getting a good education and a diploma from a respected university. For those reasons and more, […]
YouTube World Hunger Video Contest
A new YouTube channel allows users to submit videos about world hunger for a contest by the United Nations World Food Programme. They call the contest Hunger Bytes. The WFP will choose 5 finalists, and the video that gets the most views will win a trip for two to a WFP hunger relief project. I […]
UK Child Poverty Rises
In a year, the number of children in the UK living in poverty has risen by 200,000. The world has more than enough food to feed everyone in the world, and more than enough resources to provide clothing, shelter, education and healthcare to everyone. For that reason, any social or economic system that denies children […]