Struggling With Poverty In "The Other America" |
.. --> sphereit start -->(CBS)Seth Doane is a CBS News correspondent based in New York.My boss gave me the opportunity to travel anywhere in the country to look for stories that "we're not telling." I...
Posted by Jason Couch Is Fighting To End Poverty on Thu, 15 May 2008 06:52:00 PST |
Information about Half In Ten - Poverty to Prosperity |
A Campaign to Cut Poverty in the United States in Half in Ten Years Half in Ten plans to reduce poverty in the United States by 50 percent within 10 years. Under the leadership of Senator John Edward...
Posted by Jason Couch Is Fighting To End Poverty on Mon, 12 May 2008 08:15:00 PST |
Could not make a clear decision. |
I went to vote in the NC primary today and as I was sitting there casting my vote, I realized I could not make a clear decision between Clinton or Obama, because of one simple reason and the best word...
Posted by Jason Couch Is Fighting To End Poverty on Wed, 07 May 2008 10:11:00 PST |
(New Report) How Many People Are Likely To Die In North Carolina Due To Lack Of Health Coverage |
Nearly three people die each day in North Carolina because they don't have health insurance, says a new report by Families USA, the national organization for health care consumers. The Families USA r...
Posted by Jason Couch Is Fighting To End Poverty on Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:02:00 PST |
Robertson, Sharpton join Gore in environmental ad |
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) - The Reverend Pat Robertson says passers-by did some double-takes when they saw him filming an ad with the Reverend Al Sharpton and former Vice President Al Gore. The ad...
Posted by Jason Couch Is Fighting To End Poverty on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:32:00 PST |
Tracking Emerging Disease HotSpots |
Imagine what the state of global health might be today if we had been able to predict how and approximately when HIV would surface and swell to the epidemic proportions it has today. If, as they say, ...
Posted by Jason Couch Is Fighting To End Poverty on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:28:00 PST |
Scott Simpson Scouts Out ONE Scoop |
ONE member Scott Simpson of Vermont, who helped make Vermont a State of ONE, made it down to his local Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream Store in Burlington to check out the new ONE Cheesecake Brownie flavo...
Posted by Jason Couch Is Fighting To End Poverty on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:27:00 PST |
$200 Million for Food Crisis |
Yesterday afternoon, President Bush ordered $200 million in emergency food aid to help alleviate food shortages around the developing world. The money will come from the Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trus...
Posted by Jason Couch Is Fighting To End Poverty on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:26:00 PST |
Las Vegas, Are You Ready To Rock? |
On Sunday, April 13th, the hit band DAUGHTRY is coming to Las Vegas to play a special concert, with all ticket proceedings going to ONE to support our advocacy work. DAUGHTRY has set aside 200 tickets...
Posted by Jason Couch Is Fighting To End Poverty on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:31:00 PST |
1,300 Mozambique teachers die of AIDS each year |
Reuter’s article today highlights the devastating toll of AIDS in Mozambique - and the interconnected nature of disease, education and economic development. "More than one-sixth of Mozambique&rs...
Posted by Jason Couch Is Fighting To End Poverty on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 08:28:00 PST |
