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World Poverty Day is observed every October 17th, in order to promote awareness of the need to eradicate poverty and destitution around the world. Roughly 20% of the world lives ...

In the United States, there are an estimated 37 million people living below the poverty line.

The Global Poverty Act is a bill originally sponsored by President Barack Obama when he was a senator. The legislation would mandate the United States to spend 0.7 percent ...

Kiddydollars is a project that works to enable kids in the developing world by teaching social-entrepreneurial skills and facilitating educational learning, thus reducing poverty. A cybercurrency called "kiddydollars" is used ...

Volunteering internationally can be a rewarding experience, not to mention a way to combine travel with giving back. Many international volunteer programs work to fight global problems such as hunger ...

The Welsh Rarebit is a bread snack wherein a "roux" (flour and butter) is added to a mixture of cheese and seasoning, then spread on toast. The result is something ...

A Short film from Adam Curtis first appeared on Screenwipe with Charlie Brooker. Oh Dearism is the term given to modern day television news as a way to explain the ...

Alvin Poussaint and Bill Cosby's book Come On People is a look at the African American community's struggles to rise out of poverty and hardship. Cosby and Poussaint ...