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Addressing hunger: Republicans say charity; Dems say government

January 31, 2016 Arthur Lieber 2016 Election, Charity & Justice, Community/Common good, Demographics/Polls, Homelessness, Poverty, Survey 3 comments

If charity was the answer to our problems, then there would be no homelessness in America, no poverty in general. We would have a

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Food insecurity in America: Next meal…unknown

July 23, 2013 Lindsey Garner Budget, Charity & Justice, Children, Congress, Consumer issues, Government, Health, Poverty, Women, Youth issues Leave a comment

The public health crisis in the United States is typically illustrated with alarming obesity rates and images of super-sized fast food portions. However 50

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Letting go of our economic myths and fantasies

March 5, 2010 Madonna Gauding Economy, Employment, Politics Leave a comment

America is supposed to be the land of opportunity, where people who work hard can create wealth and security for themselves and their families.

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