Archive for March, 2007

Extreme Poverty in USA Increased 26% under Bush

Friday, March 2nd, 2007

Andrew Gumbel writes about the widening poverty gap:
The number of Americans living in severe poverty has expanded dramatically under the Bush administration, with nearly 16 million people now living on an individual income of less than $5,000 (£2,500) a year or a family income of less than $10,000, according to an analysis of 2005 official […]

No poverty in Africa by 2015?

Thursday, March 1st, 2007

In a recent GNA feature, Hannah Asomaning says:
Imagine a world where there is no poverty, there is basic education for everybody, respect for human rights, equal rights and opportunities for men and women and all the goodies one can wish for.
There would be no crime, pain, hunger and anguish as seen in some parts of […]