Poverty

A song/video about the state of America today. A neglectful President and his administration. Homeless, poverty, neglected Americans. Today we find that we are all just one step away from severe poverty. But through it all... we are still proud to be American and desperately need a change!

Finally a super selective group for the rich...that even the poorest of the poor can take pride in supporting.

The Political Frenzy picks up the pace in Austin Texas, February 21st as Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama face off in a stadium full of party operatives while the people scream their names in vain on the street.

This link will take you to the a list of the top 100 and most notable prisoners of the 20th Century.

http://amirfatir.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/Top100.htm

Among one of them was a "lady"(and I hope everyone knows I am using that world now as the most derogatory of insults one can use...unless they are using the word "man" as a derogatory term).

In the barrios of Guayaquil, Ecuador an amazing transformation is taking place. Through the efforts of one woman, rival gangs have formed truces, turned in their weapons and have started working together to rebuild the community.

At Goonj, every inch of cloth is used, nothing is wasted. We experienced firsthand how this unique organization transforms one person's waste into a resource for another at the headquarters in New Delhi, India.

By Greg Palast; Posted on ZNet

What color is your disaster? It makes a difference. A life and death difference.

Dig:

Population of San Diego fire evacuation zone: 500,000
Population of the New Orleans flood evacuation zone: 500,000

White folk as a % of evacuees, San Diego: 66%
Black folk as % of evacuees, New Orleans: 67%

Published on Tuesday, June 5, 2007 by The Chicago Sun-Times by Jesse Jackson
We haven't even mentioned poverty,” John Edwards noted toward the end of Sunday night’s Democratic presidential candidate debate. The CNN host, Wolf Blitzer, grilled candidates about Iraq, immigration, health care, energy, gay rights and women’s rights — but there was virtually no mention of the economy, rising poverty, stagnant wages or the worst corporate crime wave since the Robber Barons.

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