Category Archives: Poverty News

Douglas Crow recently reported on a slightly overweight 63-year-old man with a bum knee. The man, named Gregory Cox, plans to walk 2,600 miles to promote his plan to end poverty in the United States. I include an excerpt: [H]e believes each step he takes on his 2,600-mile trek from northern California to Chicago leads […]

Lindsay Beck recently reported called poverty goals “still distant despite Africa boom,” in a recent article. I include an excerpt: Africa is experiencing unprecedented growth, but the continent will have to sustain that expansion for years to come if it is to lift people out of poverty, the African Development Bank chief said on Thursday. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]