Tag: Poverty

The Wealth Gap Shown to Scale

We have written before about the unevenness in opportunities and quality of life across America and the world. Most recently in our post on Environmental Health Disparities. But this is…

Asian Americans – including the poor

Asian Americans have often been called “the Model Minority,” reinforcing images of success that needs no support. But this label obscures the Asian American poor who live with the endless…

The Story of Consumerism

Extreme poverty and hunger are key underlying causes of conflict in the world today – made worse by declining environmental and economic conditions. At the intersection of our environmental dilemma…

Hunger Awareness

An important part of Hunger Awareness is to learn about and address the underlying causes of hunger in the world. What is unique this year is that our efforts to…