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Tag: Child Poverty

America’s children seem to be shortchanged on almost every issue we face as a society. Not only are we failing to protect them from deranged people wielding semiautomatic guns, but we’re also not protecting them from poverty.

Posted on Dec 18, 2012 READ MORE

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Cliff Notes on the Three Real Perils Ahead

By Robert Reich —

If we had a functional government America would address three “cliffs” posing far larger dangers to us than the fiscal one.

Posted on Dec 6, 2012 READ MORE

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Childhood Poverty Soars in Oakland

Childhood suffering is on the rise in Oakland, where the U.S. Census Bureau found nearly three in 10 children living in poverty, more than double the number recorded three years ago. The city has the highest rate of child destitution in the Bay Area.