http://dir.salon.com/topics/poverty/?source=rss&aim=poverty en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT By Sarah Hepola Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/29/new_orleans/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/29/new_orleans/index.html?source=rss Before Katrina, all I knew about New Orleans was Bourbon Street clichés. Then I got mugged there and fell for a local boy and the glorious city itself. By Heather Ryan Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/18/heather_ryan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2008/08/18/heather_ryan/index.html?source=rss I had a master's degree. I had a job. But to feed my three children, I had to swallow my pride and go to a soup kitchen. By Thomas Rogers Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/07/29/shameless/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2008/07/29/shameless/index.html?source=rss The deliciously naughty "Shameless" -- starring a young James McAvoy -- is one of the best comedies ever made about urban poverty. Lynn Harris Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/16/teen_pregnancy_stigma/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/16/teen_pregnancy_stigma/index.html?source=rss L.A. Times editorial about young parenthood slams stigma, upends assumptions. Andrew Leonard Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/20/population_growth/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2008/06/20/population_growth/index.html?source=rss Family planning can help lead a poor nation to prosperity, but you don't want to miss a crucial demographic window. Lynn Harris Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/04/iraq_women_report/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/03/04/iraq_women_report/index.html?source=rss Report: Without improvement of conditions for women and families, peace in Iraq will remain "perilously out of reach." By Ruthann Richter Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/01/11/kenya/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/01/11/kenya/index.html?source=rss It's not just tribal hatred that's spurring bloodshed in this stratified African nation. Tracy Clark-Flory Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/04/surrogacy/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/01/04/surrogacy/index.html?source=rss Is selling your baby-making ability empowering if it means escaping extreme poverty? By James Hannaham Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/28/race_poll/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/11/28/race_poll/index.html?source=rss If even most African-Americans believe the black poor are primarily responsible for their own plight, does that make it true? Andrew Leonard Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/16/new_chinese_poverty_numbers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/11/16/new_chinese_poverty_numbers/index.html?source=rss The World Bank waves its magic wand, and presto -- 200 million poverty-stricken Chinese appear out of nowhere By Cary Tennis Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/24/poverty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/09/24/poverty/index.html?source=rss I grew up dirt-poor, so I should be happy that my future husband has money, but I'm mad at him instead! By Tim Shorrock Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/29/gulf_coast/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/08/29/gulf_coast/index.html?source=rss Many are still struggling on the Gulf Coast. But casino and real estate investors are living large -- thanks to Republican officials. By Cary Tennis Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/21/eating_with_the_poor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/08/21/eating_with_the_poor/index.html?source=rss We do our Christian charity and then drink mimosas at a fancy hotel up the street. And that just seems so wrong! By Cary Tennis Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/07/30/racist_ditty/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/col/tenn/2007/07/30/racist_ditty/index.html?source=rss When I was a kid I learned this obnoxious song, and now I can't get rid of it. By Joan Walsh Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/17/elizabeth_edwards/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/17/elizabeth_edwards/index.html?source=rss On her confrontation with Ann Coulter, why she backs gay marriage -- and why Edwards is a better choice for women than Hillary Clinton. By Sharon Lerner Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/07/02/mississippi_abortions/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2007/07/02/mississippi_abortions/index.html?source=rss Mississippi law limits abortion to the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. But for poor women short on time and money, that can be an impossible deadline. By Erik Ose Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/04/27/edwards/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/04/27/edwards/index.html?source=rss Yes, the presidential hopeful got two overpriced haircuts -- but when he's at home he goes to the local grocery store like everyone else. Andrew Leonard Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/19/poverty_reduction/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/04/19/poverty_reduction/index.html?source=rss Number of extreme poor: Down, down, down. Number of coal-fired power plants: Up, up, up. By Walter Shapiro Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/06/edwards/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/06/edwards/index.html?source=rss Whatever the outcome of his presidential campaign, this time around Edwards won't regret being an overly cautious candidate. Andrew Leonard Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/02/14/fair_and_lovely_2/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/02/14/fair_and_lovely_2/index.html?source=rss Fair and Lovely: Hope in a bottle for the Indian sweeper woman? A reader writes Andrew Leonard Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/02/13/fair_and_lovely/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2007/02/13/fair_and_lovely/index.html?source=rss Does marketing "Fair and Lovely" skin cream in India empower the poor? By Debra J. Dickerson Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/18/katrina/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2006/12/18/katrina/index.html?source=rss After the poor kids next door took advantage of me, I felt sympathy for the people of Houston, who've suffered crime and violence because of struggling Katrina exiles. By Sallie Tisdale Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/11/29/rafael/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/feature/2006/11/29/rafael/index.html?source=rss My adopted son, already the father of three, faces a future of dead-end jobs and near poverty. What do I owe him and my unexpected, fragile grandchildren? Andrew Leonard Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/11/14/forests/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/tech/htww/2006/11/14/forests/index.html?source=rss Trees are making a comeback. Unless we decide to chop them all down again. Carol Lloyd Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:08:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/09/hatch/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2006/11/09/hatch/index.html?source=rss Anonymous baby hatches save the lives of unwanted infants -- but what about those infants' desperate mothers?