Washington Post: "This week, the scale of the challenge came into sharper focus: the United Nations declared that Somalia’s famine has spread to a sixth region and warned that at least 750,000 people are at risk of dying in the next four months if aid efforts are not stepped up. Tens of thousands have died, … Continue reading Inside a Mogadishu hospital, a struggle to treat the smallest victims of famine
Abortion increases risk of mental health problems
Daily Telegraph: "The study showed that those who undergo abortion face nearly double the risk of mental health difficulties compared with others and that one in ten of all mental health problems was a result of an abortion."
Idaho abortion lawsuit may be headed to Supreme Court
Washington Post: "A lawsuit challenging Idaho’s ban on late-term abortion has abortion rights supporters and opponents both asking: Are we looking at the next Supreme Court case on the issue? The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in an Idaho-based federal court, challenges the constitutionality of an abortion ban that the state instituted earlier this year. The restriction … Continue reading Idaho abortion lawsuit may be headed to Supreme Court
The New Resentment of the Poor
NY Times: "In a decade of frenzied tax-cutting for the rich, the Republican Party just happened to lower tax rates for the poor, as well. Now several of the party’s most prominent presidential candidates and lawmakers want to correct that oversight and raise taxes on the poor and the working class, while protecting the rich, … Continue reading The New Resentment of the Poor
The Lucky Ones Make It To Dadaab
PBS: "In Somalia, a lethal mix of drought, poverty, war and political instability has led to widespread famine. Tens of thousands have died, and half a million children are on the brink of starvation. Refugees — mostly women and children — have flooded into the Dadaab refugee complex in northeastern Kenya, overwhelming aid workers and … Continue reading The Lucky Ones Make It To Dadaab
How the Working Poor Became the New Welfare Queens
Ed Kilgore: "The transformation is widely observable across the conservative landscape, with Republican fiscal proposals in the states and in Washington going after a host of other key support systems for the working poor with a vengeance: state-level EITCs, job training programs, unemployment benefits, food stamps, Medicaid, you name it. It’s also no coincidence that, … Continue reading How the Working Poor Became the New Welfare Queens
GOP: No tax hikes — except for the poor
Salon: "How does the Republican Party continue to win elections? The Associated Press is reporting that GOP legislators are opposing the extension of a payroll tax cut that will expire on Jan. 1. The clear, unavoidable message: Americans workers should pay more taxes, while the rich should pay less. That's not a joke, and it's … Continue reading GOP: No tax hikes — except for the poor
Faces of the Famine in Somalia
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Africa Famine Firsthand Report with Pro-life Democrat Tony Hall
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Tony Hall says 'get involved' on Somalia
Dayton Daily News: "After touring the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya on Wednesday, former Dayton Congressman Tony Hall is urging Americans to write to their political leaders in Washington about proposed cuts to emergency food aid, to donate to charities that support emergency hunger programs, and to pray for those who are starving and dying."
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