Category Archives: Poverty

Giving others the chance our ancestors had

Lots of American citizens seem to have forgotten where they originally came from. They consider themselves true Americans, but are they so true ‘virgin’ Americans? Today the United States like many West-European countries is facing an immigration problem. They have … Continue reading

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Blow to legitimacy of the capitalist system

It is acknowledged by serious bourgeois economists that the global economic crisis — the worst since the 1930s—has dealt a devastating blow to the international legitimacy of the capitalist system. Protecting the ones who harmed many After Word War II … Continue reading

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Students in the USA left in the cold

How many Americans are aware that the future which lies in the hands of the next generation is facing undeserved difficulties to get them to the end of a degree which makes the difference? Last week, the U.S. Department of … Continue reading

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Conservative and Communist Climate Change Scam

In World Agenda for Sustainability I mentioned already how afraid many Americans are for this call to take care of the environment. Hard time for social programs Barack Obama did have a real hard time to get his social programs through … Continue reading

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Demonizing families in poverty and misleading actions

Just in between the articles on the Judeo-Christian values some news of the day (before it gets to old news): Paul Ryan insisted that under a Romney presidency, they would repeal all of Obamacare. Not keep the things that work … Continue reading

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Capitalism downfall

Today’s 1% are squeezing the blood out of the middle class, creating conditions of predictable eco collapse. In 2009 the American political writer, historian, and culture critic, Michael Parenti wrote that after the overthrow of communist governments in Eastern Europe, … Continue reading

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Economics and Degradation

Paul Anderson writes: “Aristotle asked how we as political animals could create and design institutions which assure survival with ‘some measure of the good life in it’. Although the scope of Aristotle’s question was that of the city, the question … Continue reading

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European Year for combating poverty spurred mobilisation and commitment

European Year for combating poverty spurred mobilisation and commitment: focus must now shift to delivery 15/03/2012 The European Commission adopted a report on the implementation and results of the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion 2010. The report … Continue reading

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To Work Longer or Die Younger

After the official opening on 18 – 19 January 2012 in Copenhagen (Denmark), the 7th of March the events and measures were launched for the 2012: European Year for Active Ageing … and Solidarity between Generations in the buildings of … Continue reading

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1985-2012 Poverty in Europe

From bad to worse The number of poor people in Europe had increased from 38 million in 1975 to 44 million in 1985. {Interim report on the 2° European Poverty Programme – EU Commission 1989} But soon this figure went … Continue reading

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