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A nun's take on the economic recovery
Friday, May 25, 2012
Sister Albertina Morales works with some of the most economically destitute people in Los Angeles. And according to her, the economic recovery isn't much of a recovery at all.
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Tackling poverty along with reading and arithmetic
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Cincinnati's Oyler School, is not just a center for learning. It is a Community Learning Center that brings together social services and education under one roof.
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It's never too early for a good start in education
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Kids who are well-prepared for kindergarten have a better shot at making it all the way through high school. But in poor neighborhoods, there are lots of obstacles. One Cincinnati program is fighting to remove them.
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Cutting savings to the bone
Friday, March 2, 2012
Marketplace's Wealth and Poverty reporters talked with people from all over the country, and many, regardless of their earning power, had very little in the way of savings.
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Voices of Wealth and Poverty: Barely Getting By
Monday, February 27, 2012
Daryl Snell and Angel Rogers live just above the poverty line. In their own words, the choices they make and the challenges they face.
No degree, but debt
Monday, February 27, 2012
College dropouts don’t get the job, earnings and career benefits of postsecondary education, but they do get a student loan repayment book.
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What is poverty? Think beyond the official number
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Many who are technically living above the poverty line in the United States actually can’t afford to pay for basic needs like clothing and food.
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Introducing the Wealth & Poverty beat
Friday, February 24, 2012
Reporter Mitchell Hartman discusses the need for Marketplace's new Wealth & Poverty desk.
Walter Mosley touches on economic injustice, race in 'Shoot My Man'
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Walter Mosley's new book, "All I Did Was Shoot My Man," is more than a mystery novel. Both Mosley and his recurring protagonist, Leonid McGill, take on issues of economic injustice, inequality and the inevitable world of capitalism we live in.
It’s not just your income, it’s your assets
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
More than 40 percent of Americans are too "asset poor" to weather a job loss for three months.
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