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3 myths about the poor that Republicans are using to support slashing US safety net

Dec 15, 2017, 11:50 AM 0

By Michele Gilman The Conversation Republicans continue to use long-debunked myths about the poor as they defend lower taxes for the rich and deep cuts to the social safety netto pay for them. In so doing, they are essentially…

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The cancer-stricken poor of Juarez condemned to a “slow form of violence”

Dec 20, 2016, 8:46 AM 0

By Dr. Christine Eber & Dr. Mary Alice Scott LatinaLista (Editor’s Note: The second of four installments examining a preventable death sentence facing women in Juarez, Mexico. Read first installment.) The month following Cynthia’s death, the five founding…