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The Tale of the Tape: Child Almost Gets Left Behind

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 12.18.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Child Poverty, Poverty and Education, Chicago Poverty, Fighting Poverty, Poverty, War on Poverty, US Poverty, Education, No Child Left Behind, Chicago News
Esther J. Cepeda

The way to ensure no children get "left behind" isn't more cash to schools, it's more resources to people.

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Barack Obama is Not My President

Sara Catania | Posted 12.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Psychology, Political Psychology, HuffPost Election Reaction, HuffPost Election Analysis, Richard Nixon, Obama Presidency, Barack Obama, Race, US Poverty, Poverty, Class, Politics News
Sara Catania

We do not choose the presidents who are truly ours, who shape our lives and our psyches. They are chosen for us when we are too young to vote.

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Election Day Inspiration from a Woman on the Brink

Karen Talavera | Posted 02.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Poverty, Charity, Homelessness, US Poverty, Barack Obama, Voting, Election Day, Living News
Karen Talavera

Like the US economy, one bandage of a bailout won't stop the bleeding. Unlike the US economy, the middle class need a lot less help and are, arguably, a much worthier cause.

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Election Day Inspiration from a Woman on the Brink

Karen Talavera | Posted 12.05.2008 | Living

Read More: Barack Obama 2008, Poverty, Charity, Homelessness, US Poverty, Barack Obama, Voting, Living News
Karen Talavera

Like the US economy, one bandage of a bailout won't stop the bleeding. Unlike the US economy, the middle class need a lot less help and are, arguably, a much worthier cause.

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Of No Fixed Address: God Planned It

Christopher Devine | Posted 12.01.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Illiteracy, Homeless Women Chicago, Homelessness, Adult Illiteracy, Chicago News, Chicago Homeless, Chicago Poverty, US Poverty, Oral History, Chicago News
Christopher Devine

This is the fourth in a series of excerpts from my book Of No Fixed Address: A Collection of Voices from the Streets of Chicago

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In Harlem, Obama Embraces a New Approach to Poverty

Paul Tough | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

Read More: Obama Geoffrey Canada, Inner City Poverty Campaigns, Child Poverty, Geoffrey Canada, US Poverty, Barack Obama, Harlem, Children, Harlem Children's Zone, Politics News
Paul Tough

The most innovative policy in Obama's platform is his pledge to replicate the Harlem Children's Zone in 20 cities across the country. What we spend early on in a child's life, we more than get back later.

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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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Of No Fixed Address: Poor Is Everybody

Christopher Devine | Posted 11.09.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Homeless Women Chicago, US Poverty, Homeless Youth Illinois, Chicago Homeless, Single Room Occupancy, Oral History, Homeless Youth Chicago, Chicago Homeless Shelters, Chicago Poverty, Homelessness, Chicago News
Christopher Devine

A man on the street once said to me, "I wish I could just go somewhere and be with some people. You know, just socialize with some people. Not a shelter. Just a place to hang out, you know? But I'm homeless, man. I ain't got nowhere to go." Brunches like these seem to fill that void.

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Of No Fixed Address: The Gospel According to Art

Christopher Devine | Posted 11.01.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Lincoln Park Homeless, Poverty, Lincoln Park, Homelessness, US Poverty, Chicago Homeless, Oral History, Chicago News
Christopher Devine

Art and his friend Martin have set up camp in a long, narrow storage space below a three-flat in west Lincoln Park. A single bulb lights the enclosed room.

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Of No Fixed Address: A Collection of Voices from the Streets of Chicago

Christopher Devine | Posted 10.24.2008 | Chicago

Read More: Poverty, Homelessness, Oral History, US Poverty, Homeless Chicago, Urban Segregation, Lincoln Park Homeless, Chicago Homeless, Lincoln Park, Chicago News
Christopher Devine

On the busy streets that frame Lincoln Park's expressions of grandeur, you will find some of America's poorest citizens.

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