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FILE - In this Sept. 18, 2008 file photo, a mountaintop removal mining site at Kayford Mountain, W.Va. with Coal River Mountain, left, in the background. Environmental activists gained more momentum this year than in the past decade against the destructive, uniquely Appalachian form of strip mining known as mountaintop removal. But they have yet to mobilize the millions of supporters they want. (AP Photo/Jeff Gentner, File)

May 20, 2013 | Perspectives

Chris Hedges writes that we must either defy the corporate state or accept our extinction as a species. He believes rebellion is the only way to remain fully human.

A sign for Wall Street is displayed on the side of building near the New York Stock Exchange, Monday, March 4, 2013. Uncertainty over the outcome of a budget battle in Washington pushed world stock markets lower on Monday. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Fighting Poverty Through Wall Street Accountability

May 19, 2013 | Perspectives

Greg Kaufmann speaks with labor union organizer Stephen Lerner about the intersection between poverty and Wall Street accountability.

Poverty and Inequality in Some of the World’s Richest Countries

May 15, 2013 | Smart Charts

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OEDC, has released its latest data. The United States has one of the highest rates of inequality, topped only by three countries in a select group of developed market economies. Continue reading

In this March 29, 2013 photo, women walk past blighted row houses in Baltimore. Baltimore is far from the worst American city for poverty, but it faces all the problems of cities where vast numbers of the poor now live. The U.S. Census Bureau puts the number of Americans in poverty at levels not seen since the mid-1960s, while $85 billion in federal government spending cuts that began last month are expected to begin squeezing services for the poor nationwide. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

12 Things You Can Do To Fight Poverty Right Now

May 12, 2013 | Take Action

Activists on the front lines of the fight against poverty tell you what needs to be done and how you can help.

Kevin Smith, 36, left, and Chimera Tucker, 22, coo at their baby Jazzmine Smith, 7 months, inside of the DC Village shelter in Washington on Wednesday Jan. 17, 2007. The couple are homeless and have been staying in DC Village for the past six months. They have recently been approved for transitional housing through the Coalition for the Homeless. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

America is Ignoring Homeless Families

April 21, 2013 | News & Notes

The number of homeless families has increased by more than 13 percent since 2007.

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Measuring Income Inequality Along the NYC Subway

April 16, 2013 | Smart Charts

The New Yorker maps average incomes around every subway stop in New York City. It's quite a ride.

President Barack Obama speaks to reporters in the White House briefing room in Washington, Friday, March 1, 2013, following after meeting with congressional leaders regarding the automatic spending cuts. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

In Obama’s Budget, Poverty Initiatives Face an Uphill Battle

April 14, 2013 | Perspectives

Deborah Weinstein says the best things in the president’s budget probably won’t became policy, while the not-so-great things probably will. Continue reading