On AlterNet: poverty

Republicans Want to Axe Food Stamps to Preserve Exorbitant Military Budget

Julianne Escobedo Shepherd,  AlterNet,  Apr 28, 2012

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House Republicans Would Rather Kick 280,000 Low-Income Kids Off Free Lunch Program Than Raise Millionaires' Taxes

Melissa Boteach,  Think Progress,  Apr 25, 2012

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Tavis Smiley and Cornel West: The Rich and the Rest of Us -- a Poverty Manifesto

Amy Goodman,  Democracy Now!,  Apr 24, 2012

Story  |  Topic: Economy

Cornel West and Tavis Smiley Talk Poverty and Democracy on Colbert

Angela Lee,  AlterNet,  Apr 20, 2012

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Kevin Powell: How My 8th-Grade Educated Mother Got Me to College -- And How It Changed My Life

Kevin Powell,  AlterNet,  Apr 13, 2012

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Report Concludes the Obvious: Food Stamps Reduce Impact of Poverty

Meteor Blades,  Daily Kos,  Apr 11, 2012

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Mitt Romney's America: Five Pictures From the Future

RJ Eskow,  Campaign for America's Future,  Apr 10, 2012

Story  |  Topic: Visions

Selling Blood, Scavenging Trash With Children in Tow: "Welfare Reform" is Utterly Failing in the Face of Recession

Sarah Jaffe,  AlterNet,  Apr 9, 2012

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Ask the Conservatives Why So Many Americans Are Living in Poverty and Hardship

Booman,  Booman Tribune,  Apr 9, 2012

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The Plot to Demonize Black Youth -- And Their Mothers, Too

Kristin Rawls,  AlterNet,  Apr 6, 2012

Story  |  Topic: News & Politics

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