#Poverty

How well you relate with some top govt officials and public figures matters most.You're god of you have connect with politicians in office.You're almighty if you can help bail out
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Call me a centrist if you must. But I believe: 1. Climate change is an existential threat 2. No human being is illegal3. Healthcare is a human right 4. Your
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The solution to Brookside's monopoly in the milk business (by abuse of state resources & buying off of competition) hence the skyrocketing of milk prices cannot be "just use the
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This is a very interesting question and I have some answers so here is a thread. I'll give examples in the next tweets:1-Trending meme2-Complaisant statement as if it was a
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One thing I hope we don't loose sight of while pondering the disturbing nature of Nikole Hannah-Jones being recently harassed off Twitter is the class dimension of what happened. It's
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In the United States, college has been painted as the pathway to success for generations, and it can be, for many. But the rigidity of this narrative could lead parents
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Dear good people emailing MNEA because you are mad at us for advocating for safe working conditions for educators: I am sorry that with school buildings closed there is nothing
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Yes I think the £20 uplift to #UniversalCredit should be permanent (important for adequacy of social security system), but here's a thread just focusing on the year ahead. Extending the
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Why do cities matter? This is a question @EdgarPieterse is addressing in an input to the @UN Senior Management team today on The Future of Cities. Answer:• Central to new
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A :I am not sad in the least to see Premier McNeil step down today. (Full disclosure: I work for a union that has been under attack by his gov't
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I cannot quite believe the lack of balance on @r4Today programme on return to full school opening. A premature return will result in pupils, eventually, missing more school. We have
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https://twitter.com/doddgrile/status/1341182013177540612 Ulysses S. Grant owned one slave in his life, during his brief interlude in civilian life that was marked by poverty and failure. During his time at Hardscrabble, his
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The #coronavirus crisis hit after several years of poor income growth. Median household income did not grow at all between 2016−17 and 2018−19, and low-income households were no better off
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Clarence Thomas was a direct descendent of slavery, grew up in complete poverty in segregated Georgia, led civil rights protests in college, and became one of the most important SCOTUS
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Starting now at https://www.facebook.com/EconomicSecProj/videos/707375056587729/, join @AmirforATL, @NikemaWilliams, @rashadrobinson, @dorianwarren, @MichaelDTubbs, and more calling for a #guaranteedincome to make real #MLK 's vision to
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A few days ago I watched the Nicaragua episode of Anthony Bourdain. What a remarkable document of imperialist propaganda. Bourdain's use for US imperialism lay in his skilled performance of
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