Category Archives: Poverty

>Not laboring today


>I had planned to write a post today, as I did yesterday, the day before, and many days in the last few months. I haven’t moved beyond a few ideas, and one great title (Goose à la Road may still … Continue reading

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>$51 — it’s adding up


>I promised when I started NaBloPoMo that I would make a charitable donation for every comment I received this month. So far, I’ve received 51 comments. That’s $51 dollars for a good cause. 11 more days. I’d like to reach … Continue reading

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>Just ONE question


>Only two questions about global poverty have been asked in the history of modern presidential debates. It’s a shocking figure and in 2008, at the next Presidential debate on October 7, we need debate moderator Tom Brokaw to ask John … Continue reading

Posted in Politics, Poverty

>EcoJustice08


>Have you read the EcoJustice08 blog yet? If not, go to this site setup by Emily of Telecommuter Talk. Read about her challenge to you to challenge yourself to change in ways to benefit the planet. Emily writes that this … Continue reading

Posted in Ecojustice, Nature, Nature and Ecology, Poverty | 2 Comments

>$1/Day, Child-headed Households, 28 Million, A Continent Dying….Don’t Look Away: Part II


>I wrote yesterday that I would post a list of books about global poverty, the UN Millennium Development Goals, and Africa. These are books that I have read or am in process of reading. There is much more information out … Continue reading

Posted in Books, Nonfiction, Politics, Poverty | Tagged | 4 Comments