Inequality

Poverty Is the Real Scandal

DENVER - Former Sen. John Edwards was supposed to speak in Denver at the Democratic National Convention. His wife, Elizabeth Edwards, was to speak also. Poverty was their focus. But they are not here because John Edwards had an affair. Will the Democrats now forget about poverty?

Posted in Corporatism, Economy/Trade, Inequality

Taking On Poverty and Inequality

The theme at the Democratic Convention in Denver yesterday was "Renewing America's Promise"--the Democrats' plan to grow the economy and restore fairness so that it works for all of us.

Posted in Human Rights, Inequality

The Disneyfication of New Orleans

Three years after Hurricane Katrina, a more glamorous image of black America is presenting itself to the world in the person of Barack Obama. Meanwhile, in New Orleans, America's story of black urban poverty is still unfolding, largely beneath the radar of the global media.

Posted in Human Rights, Media, Inequality

Housing Fund Seen as Grassroots Victory

WASHINGTON - Advocates are calling a new national trust fund to preserve, rehabilitate and build affordable housing, including public housing, a major grassroots victory and key step in addressing the needs of low-income people in the United States.

There are 9.0 million extremely low-income households in the United States and only 6.2 million homes renting at prices they can afford, according to the National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC). This is a gap of 2.8 million units for extremely poor households.

Posted in Inequality

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August 26, 2008
4:02 PM

CONTACT: Bread for the World
Bill Malone 202-464-8180 bmalone@bread.org
Shawnda Hines 301-960-4913 shines@bread.org

New Government Poverty Figures Paint Incomplete Picture of Struggling Low-Income Families

WASHINGTON - August 26 - New data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that the percentage of Americans in poverty increased from 12.3 percent in 2006 to 12.5 percent in 2007. However, these figures do not paint a complete picture of America's struggling low-income families.

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Posted in Human Rights, Inequality

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August 25, 2008
5:00 PM

CONTACT: The Real News Network
Taruna Godric, 416-916-5202
smcommunications@therealnews.com

The Chinese Communist Party

Minqi Li Says It's Not About Ideology; It's About the Material Interests of the Elite

WASHINGTON - August 25 - Professor, former political prisoner and political economist Minqi Li states there is a consensus in China's ruling elite and party leadership that the country should move ahead in terms of capitalist development, neo-liberalism, and globalization, as well as international development without challenging American hegemony.

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Posted in protest, Asia, Inequality, Privatization

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August 25, 2008
3:40 PM

CONTACT: ACLU
Rachel Perrone, (202) 675-2312
media@dcaclu.org

Lilly Ledbetter to Address DNC on Women’s Equality Day

WASHINGTON - August 25 - Pay equity pioneer Lilly Ledbetter, whose landmark Supreme Court case Ledbetter v. Goodyear ignited a firestorm of debate over the need for stronger protections against wage discrimination, will address the 2008 Democratic National Convention on Women's Equality Day - Tuesday, August 26.

The following can be attributed to Caroline Fredrickson, Director, ACLU Washington Legislative Office:

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Posted in civil liberties, Inequality, Women's Rights

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