Poor

McCain Campaign Mentions Joe Six Pack But Never Addresses What It Means To Be Poor

Jane Devin | Posted 11.10.2008 | Home

Read More: Poor, Depression, Poverty, US Poverty, Economy, Working Class, Economic Crisis, Joe Six Pack, Middle Class, Sarah Palin, Election 2008, Campaign 2008, John McCain, Home News
Jane Devin

Poverty carries an emotional and stigmatizing price. It's losing teeth at a young age because a $600 root canal or 50% co-pay is unaffordable. It's not being able to afford to pay a $50 fine for a traffic violation, and ending up in jail.

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Raising Awareness About TB

James Nachtwey | Posted 11.08.2008 | Living

Read More: Tb, Poor, Poverty, Tuberculosis, Health, Disease, Living News
James Nachtwey

Despite the fact that tuberculosis afflicts a huge number of people - it's not on the radar screen in terms of public awareness.

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Ode to The Catfish (Stuff the Other White People Like, and A Whole Lot of Black People, Too)

Beth Arnold | Posted 07.26.2008 | Living

Read More: South, Food, Poor, Food Prices, Catfish, Greers Ferry Lake, Mississippi Delta, Arkansas, Catfish Farms, Living News
Beth Arnold

It was sad news to read of the decline of Southern catfish farms in today's New York Times. The farmers are going under because the cost of corn and ...

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