Today I want to feature a book by New York Times reporter and two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist Jason DeParle. American Dream is a classic of literary journalism. It tells the story of the millions of women sent to work as a result of Bill Clinton’s drive to “end welfare.” The stories in the book speak […]
Author Archives: Scott Hughes
Video: Maximum Benefits from Microfinance
I was recently contacted by Santo Purnama of CultureUnplugged.com about their non-profit film and documentary archive for social impact. I looked through their hunger and poverty section, finding many interesting videos. This one about micro-finance stood out to me in particular since micro-finance has intrigued me for a while: Here are a few older posts […]
11 Million People in Need in Horn of Africa
Sheila Nix, the U.S. Executive Director of ONE, emailed me some information about the crisis in the horn of Africa. Yesterday, the United Nations declared a famine in south Somalia. There are more than 11 million people in the Horn of Africa–more than the combined population of NYC and Huston–who desperately need food, clean water […]
David Orr: Hunger emergency in Horn of Africa
I recently received an email from David Orr of the World Food Programme about a refugee camp at Dadaab in Kenya that he just visited. Here’s an excerpt: I’ve talked to some of the newly-arrived families at Dadaab. I’ve seen and heard about their suffering, how they have lost their crops and their animals. Many […]
New Taxes Hurting Small Business
For years CT has been dealing with a budget crisis. Spending is greater than revenue, and revenue is down as a result of the recession. In terms of poverty this is dangerous because government spending cuts need to be made and are being made, and that means many of the government sponsored-programs that are struggling […]
Former American Gladiator Storm Is Homeless
An article on AOL News reports that Debbie Clark, known as “Storm” from the early 90s show “American Gladiator,” is homeless. Like many women and children, her son and her have been homeless since they escaped a domestic violence situation a couple years ago. Adding to the problems, she has a severe knee injury from […]