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Food Poverty in the United Kingdom
Shy Bairns Get Nowt: Food Poverty in the UK from VICE Food poverty in the United Kingdom, a documentary from VICE Filmed in Newcastle, United Kingdom, this VICE documentary follows the voluntary crew of one of the many food banks throughout the United Kingdom that service low-income individuals for whom working poverty has become a […]
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Madrid‘s Shantytown – Cañada Real Galiana – Europe‘s Largest Slum.
A haven for the drug trade (drogas), Cañada Real Galiana is Europe’s largest slum and a center a of urban poverty on a scale long thought eliminated in Western Europe. Only 15-minutes from the posh center of the Spanish capital Madrid, Cañada Real Galiana is a stretch of urban deprivation that is Europe‘s largest agglomeration of […]
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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s Inauguration Postponed
After more than 14 years in office in Venezuela, there is no doubt that Hugo Chavez transformed the country in profound ways – from improving access to education, increasing government welfare for the poor, to more political engagement by Venezuelans and increased funding for sports and cultural projects. The longest-running, democratically elected president in South America, Hugo Chavez’s firebrand mix of populism and […]
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Caracas: Venezuela’s Capital and Most Violent City
Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, is one of the most dangerous cities in the world. Dozens are murdered every week and numbers are typically higher than in Baghdad, Iraq with less than 7% of cases going to court. The Guardian‘s Sean Smith reports from a hospital in Caracas in the above documentary.
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The Children Left Behind by the Greek Economic Crisis.
The nation of Greece is alarmed by increasingly common stories of families abandoning their children due to poverty that stems from the economic crisis gripping the Mediterranean state. The Greek economic crisis is putting an increasingly burdensome economic strain on low-income families. The Gasparinatos family put their children up for adoption after their lives had […]
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India’s Urban Development Ministry: Half of Indian Cities Do Not Have Indoor Plumbing.
Of 1405 cities surveyed, barely over half had any kind of indoor plumbing or waste management system present. The lack of indoor plumbing and municipal waste management systems is cited as one of the primary reasons for the high prevalence of poverty-related water borne illnesses in Indian cities. India relies upon water imports as well […]
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