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The Rise of Poverty Inc.
The Atlantic· 6 hours agoIn 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson declared “unconditional war on poverty,” and since then, federal spending on anti-poverty initiatives has steadily ...
Missed care, fewer patients: Rural families and clinics feel Medicaid cuts
San Jose Mercury News· 1 day agoThe loss of coverage compounds struggles disproportionately experienced by rural children and families, experts say, including clinician shortages, long drives to care and poorer health ...
Amid a floundering economy, Venezuelans prepare to migrate if Maduro is reelected
The Christian Science Monitor· 6 hours agoOne of the most influential politicians in Venezuela once deemed images of his fellow citizens...
An Insurrection, a Pandemic, and Celebrities: Inside Biden's Rocky Transition Into the White House
Rolling Stone· 4 hours agoThere have been a dozen or so books published on Joe Biden‘s presidential campaign and another dozen...
Our children cannot wait: They need action now on housing and hunger (Guest Opinion)
The Post-Standard· 2 days agoThe following was submitted by Maura Ackerman on behalf of the Syracuse-Onondaga Food Systems...
Escaping poverty: changing characteristics of China’s rural poverty reduction policy and future...
Nature· 2 days agoThis paper delineates the various stages of policy evolution through a quantitative analysis of 762 policy documents and a comprehensive interpretation of the keywords within these texts. Furthermore ...
Bishops’ Call to Address ‘Maternal Health Crisis’ Highlights U.S. Maternal Death Rate
National Catholic Register· 4 days agoThe U.S. bishops this month urged Congress to address the “maternal health crisis” in the United...
Overcoming barriers to heat pump adoption in cold climates and avoiding the 'energy poverty trap'
Tech Xplore· 1 day agoHome weatherization upgrades, such as adding attic insulation and sealing around doors and windows, could help reduce utility bills and make electric heating more affordable. "The clean energy ...
Battling Loneliness: The New Public Health Crisis
Forbes· 4 days agoThis is a silent pandemic — the pandemic of loneliness. The health consequences, however, are just as serious: social isolation has a bigger impact on mortality than smoking ...
Hundreds of abuse cases in NY public schools confirmed last year
Albany Times Union· 8 hours agoA kindergarten teacher in Brooklyn made her students carry a bin of blocks up and down stairs as...