Poverty
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Trump, Who Slashed Taxes by $1.5 Trillion, Is Pushing Cuts to Food Stamps
Self-declared man of the people proposes to take food from poor people
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The Next Recession Is Going to Be Brutal
The economy is showing signs of turning, and the people who saw the least benefit from the latest boom are now the most vulnerable ahead of the next bust
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Why Can't Allyson Get Ahead?
The U.S. economy is growing, but for workers, it's longer hours, lower pay and almost no security. What happened to the American dream?
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RNC Protest Rule Change Touted as Victory for Homeless, Free Speech
City officials had proposed the largest-ever security perimeter for a national political convention
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Tens of Thousands of College Students Have Nowhere to Sleep
Last year at least 56,000 college students identified as homeless
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Nuns on the Bus: Dispatches From a Papal Road Trip
The sisters drove across the country, blasting Kacey Musgraves, to deliver stories of struggling Americans to Pope Francis
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Republicans Are Trying to Take Food Out of My Mouth
My food stamp benefits were recently slashed – an experience more Americans would have if GOP lawmakers get their way
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Poor Preschoolers Suffer During Government Shutdown
Head Start's early-childhood education programs have been devastated by federal sequestration and this week's events
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Global Citizen Festival Books Alicia Keys, Stevie Wonder, John Mayer, Kings of Leon
All-star charity show returns to New York's Central Park on September 28th
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Neil Young, Foo Fighters, Black Keys to Headline Global Festival in Central Park
Rockers join Band of Horses and K'naan at charity concert to combat poverty
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