Salem-News.com News Feed for articles tagged with poverty www.salem-news.com 2010 Wage theft is inherently challenging to quantify. Wage theft occurs when employers pay workers less than the minimum wage, don’t pay time-and-a-half for overtime hours, cheat on the number of hours worked, steal tips or don’t pay workers at all. http://salem-news.com/articles/may222012/wage-theft.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may222012/wage-theft.php Tue, 22 May 2012 16:36:00 PDT About 3,000 “new poor” arrived to Caritas Spain in 2010. Most of them families who went from lassitude to homelessness in the wake of endless unemployment caused by the economic crisis. Most of the cases seen were families, about 74%. http://salem-news.com/articles/may212012/spain-poverty-cf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may212012/spain-poverty-cf.php Mon, 21 May 2012 21:27:00 PDT The Transitional Justice Coordination Group appreciates the ten-year achievements in government-building, and other fields that have been reached with the participation of the people by the government and the international community for fulfillment of democracy. However, those trends have not taken root in our country... http://salem-news.com/articles/may192012/chicago-conference.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may192012/chicago-conference.php Sat, 19 May 2012 20:58:00 PDT In the week Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2009, he ordered bombing attacks on Yemen, killing a reported 63 people, 28 of them children. When Obama recently announced he supported same-sex marriage, American planes had not long blown 14 Afghan civilians to bits. http://salem-news.com/articles/may182012/gay-marriage-jp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may182012/gay-marriage-jp.php Fri, 18 May 2012 04:06:00 PDT Occupy Salem will present a forum featuring activist Rosalie Pedroza sharing her views on single payer health care. The forum will take place at 7 pm on Monday, May 24th at the office of Oregon PeaceWorks, 104 Commercial St. NE, in downtown Salem. http://salem-news.com/articles/may182012/occupy-salem.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may182012/occupy-salem.php Fri, 18 May 2012 00:50:00 PDT It is hard to imagine the level of brutality that awaits some Indians; men in India do not hesitate to openly beat women in a public setting, and this time, once again, the suspects are police. A poor woman suffering from a cold, leaving a doctor's visit, was beaten and molested by border police. http://salem-news.com/articles/may162012/india-police-torture-wg.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may162012/india-police-torture-wg.php Wed, 16 May 2012 13:36:00 PDT Why can’t many Americans simply create jobs for themselves and others? For many jobs, a recently released report finds the answer is: The government won’t let them. http://salem-news.com/articles/may152012/work-licenses.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may152012/work-licenses.php Tue, 15 May 2012 18:13:00 PDT Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley, cosponsor of the Merkley-Levin provision in Dodd-Frank that put into law the Volcker Rule, issued the following statement after news that J.P. Morgan lost at least $2 billion in portfolio hedging trades made by their risk management division. “What yesterday’s announcement makes abundantly clear is that even J.P. Morgan, supposedly the best risk manager on Wall Street, can make bets that go spectacularly wrong. http://salem-news.com/articles/may112012/volcker-rule.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may112012/volcker-rule.php Fri, 11 May 2012 14:03:00 PDT Does America do anything these days with a sincere purpose? Afghanistan's violence is our doing; it is a result of the contrast between stated intentions and reality. It's strangely sad that the only time of peace that this country has known in modern time, was a result of Communism. http://salem-news.com/articles/may072012/abandoned-afghanistan.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may072012/abandoned-afghanistan.php Mon, 07 May 2012 01:34:00 PDT Former International Monetary Fund [IMF] bureaucrat Manmohan Singh was never projected as India’s Prime Minister; he was imposed on 1.2 billion hapless Indians. Former World Bank [WB] major domo Montek Singh was never elected yet lives a lavish life in Delhi. http://salem-news.com/articles/may062012/india-today-as.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may062012/india-today-as.php Sun, 06 May 2012 13:31:00 PDT A police official in India is a suspect in the forcible rape of a poor married woman on 21 April, who was summoned to the police station in Bhadreswar PS after her husband was released from custody in a dacoity case for 45 days. The suspect was working that night as the Officer-in Charge. He reportedly told the woman she needed to accompany him to his quarters. http://salem-news.com/articles/may052012/india-rape-wg.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may052012/india-rape-wg.php Sat, 05 May 2012 17:11:00 PDT We were told that the vast amounts of stimulus monies that had been set aside and earmarked were to be dedicated to bringing our economy back from the brink. Why are these funds being spent to help Chinese industries and to provide jobs to Chinese workers when U.S. industries are hurting so badly and U.S. workers are losing their homes? http://salem-news.com/articles/may032012/chinese-workers-bc.php http://salem-news.com/articles/may032012/chinese-workers-bc.php Thu, 03 May 2012 11:30:00 PDT Washington D.C.-based ALEC—the American Legislative Exchange Council, has just been charged in a Whistleblower complaint to the IRS by the nonpartisan advocacy group Common Cause. ALEC is suspected of, “misuse of charity laws, massive under reporting of lobbying, and obtaining improper tax breaks for corporate funders at taxpayer expense.” http://salem-news.com/articles/april262012/alec-politicans-mm.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april262012/alec-politicans-mm.php Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:21:00 PDT Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal will reflect on his state’s recent school choice expansion and stress the importance of continuing to increase educational options during a speech at the American Federation for Children’s third annual National Policy Summit. It will be held on May 3-4 in Jersey City, New Jersey. http://salem-news.com/articles/april242012/jindal-afc-summit.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april242012/jindal-afc-summit.php Tue, 24 Apr 2012 03:38:00 PDT I participated recently in the 'Welcome to Palestine' program headquartered in Bethlehem, the West Bank. On Thursday, April 19th, as part of the program, I was to travel with a group from the “Welcome to Palestine” program in order to confront Prime Minister Fayyad who had invited us to speak with him. http://salem-news.com/articles/april222012/ramallah-pm-meeting-fr.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april222012/ramallah-pm-meeting-fr.php Sun, 22 Apr 2012 18:17:00 PDT Pope Benedict XVI held a historic 3-day trip to Cuba. In the crowded Mass, which was celebrated in Havana, he stated: "If you follow my word, you are truly my disciples; know the truth and the truth shall make you free". Benedict XVI took only the Word of God to encourage the Cuban people to find the truth, that is, freedom. http://salem-news.com/articles/april112012/pope-cuba-cf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/april112012/pope-cuba-cf.php Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:35:00 PDT Officials in the self-declared republic of Somaliland are appealing for food aid and potable water for thousands of families who have lost their livelihoods in the current drought. “You can see from far children running to the road waving empty bottles asking you for water and bread or biscuits,” Hussein Muhumed Hog, Somaliland's health minister, told IRIN. http://salem-news.com/articles/march312012/somaliland-drought.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march312012/somaliland-drought.php Sat, 31 Mar 2012 17:14:00 PDT In a little-noticed decision with possible national repercussions, Mexico’s high court has come out in favor of an indigenous community in the state of Chihuahua. Mexican Supreme Court justices determined that the community of Huitosachi has a right to participate in the decision-making of an organization spearheading tourism development in Chihuahua’s Sierra Tarahumara region. http://salem-news.com/articles/march302012/indigenous-rights.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march302012/indigenous-rights.php Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:19:00 PDT Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos called for a coherent approach to addressing the humanitarian, development and political challenges in Somalia today at the London Conference. Ms. Amos emphasized the importance of dealing with the immediate needs of millions of Somalis and the longer-term development issues critical to helping the country build resilience. http://salem-news.com/articles/march262012/somalia-relief.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march262012/somalia-relief.php Mon, 26 Mar 2012 23:56:00 PDT Well before the launch of the Arab Spring, the people of the Maldives, a Muslim nation located on a tropical archipelago in the Indian Ocean, were engaged in widespread nonviolent resistance against the 30-year reign of the corrupt and autocratic president Maumoon Abdul Gayoom. The growing civil insurrection forced the dictator to finally allow for free elections in October 2008, which he lost. http://salem-news.com/articles/march252012/maldives-uprising-sz.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march252012/maldives-uprising-sz.php Sun, 25 Mar 2012 13:40:00 PDT Americans redefined inhumane politics this week by pulling its annual $60 million contribution from UNESCO, because the UN agency accepted Palestine a few months ago as a member state. Palestinians live in walled off ghettos, their land has been increasingly seized by Israel for over six decades; they can't drive on 'Jewish only' roads... http://salem-news.com/articles/march162012/unesco-funding-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march162012/unesco-funding-tk.php Fri, 16 Mar 2012 18:01:00 PDT The two high-tech workers laughed when asked if they could afford the smartphones made by their colleagues on Mexican production lines. “No, no, no,” chuckled Maria and Alma, two Guadalajara workers who have labored for years in Mexico’s Silicon Valley. http://salem-news.com/articles/march042012/mexico-tech-jobs-kp.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march042012/mexico-tech-jobs-kp.php Sun, 04 Mar 2012 13:57:00 PST At 6:49 pm, Salem Police responded to a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic crash on River Rd. S. near Cricket St S. The deceased pedestrian has been identified as 43-year old Timothy James Crone, who appears to be transient. Next of kin notification have been made of the incident, Salem Police Lt. Jim Anglemier said. http://salem-news.com/articles/march012012/fatal-pedestrian-jf.php http://salem-news.com/articles/march012012/fatal-pedestrian-jf.php Thu, 01 Mar 2012 01:24:00 PST Despite an adverse economic and political landscape, immigrant and low-income workers celebrated victories this past week. In California, labor and community activists announced the winning of two new union contracts for car washers, or carwasheros, as they are called locally. http://salem-news.com/articles/february252012/immigrant-workers.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february252012/immigrant-workers.php Sat, 25 Feb 2012 21:18:00 PST The federal government has released the 2012 Federal Poverty Income Guidelines, better known as the "federal poverty level." Oregon uses the guidelines to determine eligibility for some public assistance programs, such as the Oregon Health Plan. See the new guidelines at OCPP's page What Is Poverty? How far below is the federal poverty level from where the typical Oregonian stands? http://salem-news.com/articles/february252012/oregon-hudd.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february252012/oregon-hudd.php Sat, 25 Feb 2012 00:19:00 PST A new study by the Center for Housing Policy confirms that falling home prices have not solved the housing affordability problems of the nation’s working households. In fact, the Center’s Housing Landscape 2012report found that the share of working households paying more than half their income for housing rose significantly between 2008 and 2010 for both renters and owners. http://salem-news.com/articles/february242012/household-costs.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february242012/household-costs.php Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:35:00 PST Local resident, Nashville recording artist/songwriter BobbiLynn Forbus, is bringing ‘Hoedown For Humanity’, Winter Concert and Dance to benefit Marion/Polk Food Share to the Independence BPOE #1950. Located at 289 South Main Street, the event takes place Saturday March 17th 5pm-11pm. A bag of nonperishable food items per person, will be accepted as admission at the door. http://salem-news.com/articles/february212012/hoedown-humanity.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february212012/hoedown-humanity.php Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:31:00 PST Federal agencies that regulate America’s financial industry don’t come close to matching the nation’s diversity, a new study released today shows. The report comes as the recently-created Offices of Women and Minority Inclusion are gearing up their operations and its authors argue that failure to include regulators from diverse backgrounds may cause these agencies to miss emerging trends. http://salem-news.com/articles/february152012/american-face.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february152012/american-face.php Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:46:00 PST Every movement waging resistance against state terrorism, requires heroes. The deadly and bloody effort to liberate the trapped people of Gaza and bring their highly suppressed stories to the world, has fallen on the backs of a select few people, and two steely activists whose efforts really matter, are Vittorio Arrigoni and Huwaida Arraf. http://salem-news.com/articles/february132012/huwaida-vik-tk.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february132012/huwaida-vik-tk.php Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:44:00 PST A friend asked how activists keep going when so many people engage in corruption, stealing, lying, cheating, and harming others. Here in Palestine, there are plenty of people who do these things and they are both Israelis and Palestinians. http://salem-news.com/articles/february122012/palestine-update-mq.php http://salem-news.com/articles/february122012/palestine-update-mq.php Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:54:00 PST