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With spikes in food and energy commodity prices hitting developed and undeveloped nations, there are growing concerns over the prospects for widespread unrest.
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau 14.3 percent of Americans are now living below the poverty line. There hasn't been a number reported this high since 1994.
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Beatings, whippings and being prodded with metal hooks are all part of everyday life for animals in circuses, zoos and parks across China.
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The poisoning of almost the total population of Bangladesh is so bad, the WHO regards it as the biggest disaster ever, way beyond the terrible and catastrophic events we know by the names Chernobyl or Bhopal ...
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South Carolina's Lieutenant Governor Andre Bauer spoke about welfare recipients on January 22, comparing them to stray animals who should not be encouraged to breed.
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The Obama Administration continues to use a misleading and inaccurate practice to base its yearly cost of living increases for seniors and the poverty stricken.
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The number of suicides in India continues to increase throughout the country, but one region in particular is now becoming known as India's 'suicide capital.' Just overnight there were reports of 20 suicides in Vidarbha region.
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The poor donate more than the rich when it comes to giving at their capacity. A homeless person is more likely to feed another than the richest man in the harshest of economic times.
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One of the first actions President Obama took was to sign H.R.2, or what is referred to as SCHIP, to help poor families that do not qualify for medicaid, but is this hurting as much as it is helping?
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As the state of the economy continues to plummet, one school district in New Mexico will target poor children as a way to help cut costs and recoup its own debt. Let them eat cheese! Cold cheese, that is.
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