Advocates Say Greensboro's New Panhandling Ordinances Are Still Problematic
Advocates for the homeless say the latest panhandling ordinances passed by the Greensboro City Council are still unconstitutional.
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Greensboro Inspectors Condemn Apartment Complex Where Refugee Children Died
The City of Greensboro is condemning the apartment complex where five children died in a fire earlier this year after finding hundreds of code violations had still not been resolved.
How Postcards Solved The Problem Of Disappearing Rice
Indonesia had a program to provide subsidized rice to the poor. But thousands of kilos didn't make it to the recipients.
Nebraska May Join Utah, Idaho in Putting Medicaid Expansion Before Voters
A coalition in Nebraska turned in enough signatures to put Medicaid expansion on November's ballot. Supporters say expansion could bring health insurance to around 90,000 low-income Nebraskans
The Poor People's Campaign Seeks To Complete Martin Luther King's Final Dream
The 1968 Poor People's Campaign lasted 42 days. The new campaign vows 40 days of nonviolent direct action to focus on issues that activists say are linked to poverty, including systemic racism.
High Triad Eviction Rates Point To Hard Economic Truths
Nearly one million evictions took place nationwide in 2016. And the Triad is not immune to the problem, which some experts are calling a crisis.
The Scarcity Trap: Why We Keep Digging When We're Stuck In A Hole
Have you ever noticed that when something important is missing in your life, your brain can only seem to focus on that missing thing? Two researchers have dubbed this phenomenon "scarcity."
A 'Ragged School' Gives U.K. Children A Taste Of Dickensian Destitution
The East End of London was once synonymous with Dickensian squalor. Now it's prime real estate. A tiny museum in the back streets shows schoolchildren what life was like in the past.
Child Poverty, Hunger Remain Major Problems In North Carolina
A new report shows child poverty and hunger remain major problems for children in the Triad, and researchers are worried about the impact these struggles are having on child development and future
Report Updates Landmark 1968 Racism Study, Finds More Poverty, More Segregation
"Whoever thought that 50 years later, we'd still be talking about the same things? That's kinda sad," Kerner Commission member Fred Harris said.