From theguardian.com
Disability benefit cuts impossible to support, 42 Labour MPs tell Starmer
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Exclusive: backbenchers sign letter calling for change in direction on plans expected to be put to vote next month
#poverty #starmer #benefits #austerity #ukpolitics #ukpol #labour #disability
6h ago
From abc.net.au
Rough sleepers camp at site of long-delayed social housing project
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The site of a regional social housing project promised seven years ago has become a squat for the homeless in Bendigo, Victoria.
#rent #bendigo #poverty #homeless #australia #eaglehawk #landlords #rentistheft #emilepavlich #homelessness
23h ago
From sabrangindia.in
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With shocking shortfalls in staffing, training, diversity, and basic human rights, the report paints a damning picture of systemic collapse — calling for urgent reform to rescue India’s crumbling justice infrastructure
#india #jails #police #justice #poverty #prisons #feudalism #prisoners #capitalism #inequality
5h ago
From bostonreview.net
Who’s to Blame for White Poverty? - Boston Review
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Dismantling it requires getting the story right.
on Sep 5
From usf.edu
DeSantis says he will sign bill banning fluoridation in public water systems
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In announcing his plan for the legislation, Gov. Ron DeSantis described the addition of fluoride to public water as "forced medication" and "taking away a choice."
#teeth #tooth #water #poverty #cavities #fluoride #oralhealth #prevention #toothdecay #dentalhealth
4h ago
From goodnewsnetwork.org
How a Gift from Pope Francis Inspired a Restaurant Owner to Feed the Hungry for Years
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CBS News' Steve Hartman brings the story of how a gift from Pope Francis transformed the life of Chef Serato to one of charity.
#food #italy #charity #poverty #goodnews #homeless #inspiring #california #generosity #restaurant
on Wed, 2PM
From apnews.com
How Utah dentists are preparing patients for the first statewide fluoride ban
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Utah dentists say they’re bracing for an increase in tooth decay among the state’s most vulnerable people.
#teeth #tooth #water #poverty #cavities #fluoride #oralhealth #prevention #toothdecay #dentalhealth
on Wed, 2AM
From nbcnews.com
Nearly half of Puerto Rican adults are financially insecure, new study shows
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The findings are consistent with "well-known characteristics” of Puerto Rico's economy, such as limited job opportunities, stagnant wages and income disparities, researchers say.
#poverty #PuertoRico #badeconomy #mastodonpr #backintheuscolony
on Sep 5
From ctvnews.ca
Private equity firm Birch Hill signs deal to buy Rexall Pharmacy and Well.ca
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Drugstore chain Rexall Pharmacy Group and online retailer Well.ca are due to land under Canadian ownership after a Toronto-based private equity firm announced Thursday that it would purchase both brands from McKesson Corp.
#Canada #poverty #birchhill #inflation #capitalism #pharmacare #corporations #profiteering #privateequity #corporategreed
on Sep 5