Category: Poverty
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Man charged with 2 counts of 1st-degree murder after Halloween sword attack in Quebec City A 24-year-old man has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder and five counts of attempted murder after allegedly attacking seven people with a sword in the historic district of Quebec City while dressed in a medieval outfit on…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Nigeria seeks to halt looting amid fury over ‘food warehouses’ Home to more than 200 million people, Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country and the continent’s top oil exporter. But according to the National Bureau of Statistics, almost 83 million people, or 40 percent of the population, live below its poverty line of 137,430 naira ($381.75) a…
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Final Reflection: Racial Experience and Political Practice
Guest article by Professor Michael Thomas. In my previous article for this blog, I argue that one response to our ongoing crises is to push back by slowing down and slowing down interrupting the ongoing process for the increasing intensity of work, widening inequality, and the gutting of our institutions through capitalist managerial strategies. The…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Cullen Jones
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous individual alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the ambassador for USA Swimming Foundation’s “Make a…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Seoul: North Korea kills S. Korean official, burns his body “For whatever reason, North Korea cannot justify its soldiers fatally shooting our citizen and damaging his body, though he was unarmed and had no intention of resistance,” #NorthKorea #Politics #Murder HUNGER IN AMERICA, ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN, HAS “SKYROCKETED” DURING COVID-19, DATA SHOWS “What I see every day…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Foluso Fakorede
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous individual alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the founder of the Heart Disease and…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Even Canadians Think Americans Are Toxic I would like to think that the American separation might end with the arrival of a vaccine, but why would it? Already the anti-vaxxers are mobilizing. There is no cure for being too stupid to take medicine. For the foreseeable future, there will be one world for non-Americans and another…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Sudan Refugees Face Life-threatening Risks from Floods, Coronavirus, UN Says The U.N. refugee agency says heavy flooding in Sudan is putting the lives of tens of thousands of refugees, internally displaced people, and host communities at increased risk at a time when the coronavirus pandemic is spreading. #COVID19 #Sudan #Africa #Nature Nearly all Black Lives Matter protests are…
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Fuck the Economy, Save Me
Guest article by Professor Michael Thomas. It feels strange to say it’s September. It’s been a long summer, and simultaneously everything’s moved at a blur. If we can remember back to January 2019 after the inauguration, there was event after event, protest after protest, and we kept asking each other, “is it ever going to…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
These essential workers face evictions and could become homeless during pandemic Nearly 80% of California’s workers without legal status are in jobs deemed essential, according to a UCLA study released Monday, and on average these laborers lost 25% of their wages between February and April — more than any other demographic of employees. Workers living…
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