Mg.co.za recently reported on G8 breaking its pledges on poverty: Industrialised nations have broken promises to alleviate poverty and provide better health and education, leading to the deaths of millions of people in poorer nations, Oxfam International said on Thursday. Group of Eight (G8) nations had fallen far short of meeting a $50-billion funding pledge […]
Author Archives: Scott Hughes
Stamp Out Hunger™
Somebody recently informed me about a great program run by Campbell Soup Company and The United States Postal Service, which facilitates the donation of food by American families to American family. 35,000,000 Americans are at risk of hunger. Get involved on May 12th! www.HelpStampOutHunger.com On May 12th, Campbell Soup Company and The United States Postal […]
Industrial Megaculture’s Catastrophic Impact
While reading a book (not about poverty) today, I came across a very interesting passage that I want to post on the blog. In their book, Waorani: The Contexts of Violence & War, Clayton Robarcheck and Carole Robarchek wrote the following: At this point, perhaps we should make clear our position with regard to missionaries […]
Russell Simmons Endorses Kucinich, Not Obama
When asked about how Barack Obama recently said that rap musicians should reform their lyrics, Russell Simmons said, “What we need to reform is the conditions that create these lyrics. Obama needs to reform the conditions of poverty. I wish he really did raise his money on the Internet, like he said. I wish he […]
Food Struggle in Tompkins County, New York
Jennie Daley and Topher Sanders recently wrote an article about the struggle for food in Tompkins County, New York. I include an excerpt: Experts on food insecurity note that while the effects may be many, the cause of hunger is most often one — the lack of a wage that will pay all the bills. […]
Many Foster Youths Face Homelessness
Sara Steffens reports that many foster youths face a future of homelessness. I include an excerpt: When a foster youth becomes homeless, no one social worker, guardian or child welfare department is to blame. The average parent spends $44,500 on a child after he or she becomes an adult, “and that doesn’t include the kid […]