Christian Charities in the UK demand government address poverty: “Keep your promise to the poor” – that was the challenge from Christian charities to the UK Government at the launch of the Blow the Whistle campaign in Westminster this week. World Vision Chief Executive Charles Badenoch said that the Government could have taken moral leadership […]
Category Archives: Politics and Commentary
Extreme Poverty in USA Increased 26% under Bush
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 (Ł2,500) a year or a family income of less than $10,000, according to an analysis of 2005 […]
Taxes Fund War Instead of Social Services
Catholic Online reports on criticism of the contrast between President Bushes cuts to social spending and his increases in military spending: The proposed $2.9 billion U.S. government budget proposed by the Bush Administration is a moral document that misses the mark in reducing poverty, with draconic cuts that will hurt America’s poor families, said the […]
Hunger Threatens National Security
Julianne Malveaux recently wrote an elegent article connecting national security with hunger. I include an excerpt: The war in Iraq, President Bush has said, is “of enormous importance to American security.” There’s another kind of security our president might want to focus on – food security at home. To be sure, he mentioned hunger and […]
Poverty in America Affects Millions
Jeff Swicord recently wrote an excellent article exploring poverty in the United States. I include an excerpt: They are a common sight in inner-city America: homeless people, living in the streets and going hungry. To most Americans, this is the face of poverty. Population experts and those who work at trying to help the poor […]
Address Underlying Causes Of Poverty
…the underlying question is: Why are we providing help for the needy only by treating the symptoms of poverty and hunger? What happens when the holidays pass and the poor are back where they were last year and the year before? Being charitable and caring at any time of the year is wonderful. But if […]