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Chad Kemp Special to Salem-News.comHouseless people continue to die and unnecessarily suffer.
(EUREKA) - 
Since winter started, people have died in Eureka because of the cold. Well, that's not what the coroner's office has documented, but that is the word on the street.
The temperature is what killed them, but insensitive policies might be more culpable than the winter weather.
Philadelphia Magazine Article, `Being White in Philly` Explores `Whites, Race, Class and Things Never Said`
Allan C. Brownfeld Salem-News.comPhiladelphia, Huber argues, "remains a largely segregated city, with uneasy boundaries in culture and understanding...
(WASHINGTON DC) - 
The March 2013 issue of PHILADELPHIA MAGAZINE features a cover article, "Being White In Philly," with the sub-head, "Whites, Race, Class And The Things That Never Get Said."
Written by Robert Huber, the article explains how white and black Philadelphians live in largely separate worlds-----and rarely communicate frankly with one another.
The Streets of Despair
Don Dupay Salem-News.comA Remembrance of the East Multnomah county Mexican Ghetto.
(PORTLAND, OR) - 
Those who walk the streets of despair, walk with stooped shoulders, hoodies pulled tight over their heads.
They stare down at the concrete sidewalk in front of them, one hand on a belt holding up pants that are hanging just above their bony pelvis.
The A to Z Guide to Afghanistan Assistance 2013
Salem-News.comIncludes overview of Afghanistan’s government.
(KABUL) - 
Eleventh edition and still going strong. The 2013 version of the annual “A to Z Guide” is now available.
The goal is to enhance understanding of the actors, structures and government processes related to aid and reconstruction efforts.
Human Rights Ambassador Asked to Protect, Promote and Fulfill the Human Right to Adequate Housing
Letter by William Gomes Salem-News.comIndia castes thousands of its poorest to the street.
(YORK, UK) - 
Human Rights Ambassador William Nicholas Gomes asks India to observe national and international law in respecting, protecting, promoting and fulfilling the human right to adequate housing.
1,200 homes were bulldozed, and 5,000 slum dwellers evicted from already-impoverished Koramangala in a recent four-day, weekend operation. Several hundred police officers used sticks to evict people and leave them in a perilous state with no access to clean water, no toilets, and no roof over their heads.
What`s the Federal Poverty Level for 2013?
Salem-News.comOCPP has updated its chart HUD Median Income Limits for Oregon Compared to Poverty Income.
(SILVERTON, OR) - 
The federal government has released the 2013 Federal Poverty Income Guidelines, better known as the "federal poverty level."
Petition for Eradication of `Manual Scavenging`: Maila Mukti Yatra
Salem-News.com'Manual Scavenging' is a gross human right violation under various legislation and International human rights laws.
(LONDON) - 
In recent European parliament session, resolution was pass on caste discrimination in India, also highlighted the inhuman practice of manual scavenging.
On 3rd September 2012, “The Prohibition of Employment as Manual Scavengers and Their Rehabilitation Bill, 2012" has been introduced in the Lok Sabha. As it awaits discussion, we put forth our recommendation and demand in the bill.
The Poverty of Relative Deprivation
Bill Annett Salem-News.comGive a man a spade and he'll plant a seed. Give him a horse and plow and he'll plant a crop.
Give him a tractor and he'll drive to the nearest liquor store
- Ancient Peace Corps rubric.
(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - 
Julius Grodinsky was a wise man who was once a prof at The Wharton School in Philadelphia, at whose feet I was first introduced to the early marvel of Texas Instruments, not to mention the alchemy made possible by mixing bourbon and sweet vermouth.
He also delivered a universal truth, as valid in 1960 as it is today...
Every Four Seconds Someone in the World Dies of Hunger
Clemente Ferrer Roselló Salem-News.comThere are about a billion people that suffer from hunger worldwide
(MADRID) - 
The nudity of the indigent world could be dressed up in the leftover decorations of those who are vain, affirms Goldsmith.
Capitalism 2
by Daniel Johnson, Deputy Executive EditorThis is the text of a talk I delivered to the Calgary group Poverty Talks on the first anniversary of the OWS movement.
(CALGARY, Alberta) - 
Why are so many people in our society poor? Because they’re animals. And because they’re animals, it’s difficult, if not impossible, for them to escape from their lives of deprivation and degradation. Political scientist and social activist Francis Fox Piven summarized the plight of the poor and working poor:
“Some of the aged, the disabled, the insane, and others who are of no use as workers are left on the relief rolls, and their treatment is so degrading and punitive as to instill in the laboring masses a fear of the fate that awaits them should they relax into beggary and pauperism.”
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