Posts Tagged ‘poverty’
Keeping Tabs on the Millennium Development Goals
By Jessica Hillyard - Sep 23rd, 2008 at 9:55 amThe United Nations is holding a summit on the status of the Millennium Development Goals this week. The MDGs are a set of eight goals…
Debunking Glenn Beck is Time-Consuming, but Rewarding
By Jesse Singal - Aug 21st, 2008 at 11:55 amGlenn Beck is a huge tool. We all know that. So I shouldn’t be surprised by his column on the front page of CNN.com today,…
What’s Rich?
By Matt Zeitlin - Aug 18th, 2008 at 3:21 pmOne big concern throughout the presidential campaign campaign has been the definition of “rich.” This has been a problem for Obama because he only wants…
Would You Borrow Money at a 391 Percent Annual Interest Rate?
By L. Russell Allen - Aug 15th, 2008 at 3:35 pmThe answer to that question for many college students and other underprivileged Americans is, shockingly, “Yes.”
I am referring to payday loans. Payday loans are…
End of the Road for Edwards
By Jessica Hillyard - Aug 15th, 2008 at 10:03 amWe’ve had a week to ponder (or try to forget) the John Edwards saga. The pundits (well, most of them) have moved on to more…
Africa’s Birth-Control Woes
By Jesse Singal - Jul 16th, 2008 at 4:12 pmThe Economist has up an informative piece on population control. The gist: Decades after people realized that runaway population growth could have disastrous global consequences,…
