On AlterNet: poverty

No Baby Formula for Poor Kids? Sequester Cuts Are Tragic Blow to the Poor

Ed Kilgore, The Washington Monthly, Mar 4, 2013

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Even Home Healthcare Workers Deserve a Living Wage and Labor Protection

Pat Garofalo, Think Progress, Feb 20, 2013

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Prison Nation: A Young Black Man With No Diploma Is More Likely to Be in Jail Than Find a Job

Alex Kane, AlterNet, Feb 19, 2013

Story | Topic: News & Politics

Obama's Call for Rise in Minimum Wage Draws Predictable Republican Response

Daily Kos Feb 13, 2013

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Why Teach for America Isn't Welcome in My Class

Mark Naison, Socialist Worker, Feb 11, 2013

Story | Topic: Education

AlterNet Radio: Jailed for Being Poor?; Max Blumenthal on Brooklyn College and the Freakout Over BDS

Editorial Staff, AlterNet, Feb 9, 2013

Story | Topic: News & Politics

Nicholas Kristof is Wrong About Poverty; Education Isn’t a Turnkey Solution

Chris Lewis, Campus Progress, Feb 6, 2013

Story | Topic: Education

Food Stamps Are Not "Fun": Is the "Food Stamp Challenge" Just Live Action Role-playing for the Privileged Classes?

Chauncey DeVega Feb 5, 2013

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Hard Times, USA: Would You Consider Thinking Differently About Poverty and Poor and Homeless People?

Don Hazen, AlterNet, Feb 4, 2013

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Why Conservatives Don't Understand Marriage

Jill Filipovic, The Guardian, Feb 4, 2013

Story | Topic: Tea Party and the Right

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