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• SNAP Kept Over 2 Million Children Out of Poverty

  By The Red Phoenix on August 14, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By Elise Gould Government programs can effectively reduce poverty among children in the United States. Using the Supplemental Poverty Measure (SPM)—a more comprehensive measure of economic security than traditional poverty thresholds—the figure below illustrates the strength of the government to mitigate… Read More ›

• A Shuffle of Aluminum, but to Banks, Pure Gold

  By Editor-in-Chief on August 14, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By DAVID KOCIENIEWSKI MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. — Hundreds of millions of times a day, thirsty Americans open a can of soda, beer or juice. And every time they do it, they pay a fraction of a penny more because of a… Read More ›

• Alcohol or Not Vote, as Nebraska Town, Population 10, Sells 13,000 Cans of Beer Daily to Oglala Sioux

  By The Red Phoenix on August 13, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Tribal leaders say 90 percent of the crime on Pine Ridge is related to drinking, as are most accidents, suicides and preventable diseases. Nebraska calls this a village: two blocks, one dusty road and six or so buildings, squat and… Read More ›

• Dying Teen Is Being Denied A Heart Transplant Because He’s Had Trouble With The Law

  By The Red Phoenix on August 13, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  CREDIT: WSBTV News Fifteen-year-old Anthony Stokes has less than six months to live unless he receives an emergency heart transplant. But his family has been told that Anthony doesn’t qualify for the transplant list because he has a “history of… Read More ›

• The California Prisoners Hunger Strike: The Truth

  By Editor-in-Chief on August 12, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Responding to Jeffrey Beard, head of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) By Joe Veale Four weeks ago, 30,000 people in prisons in California and surrounding states went on a hunger strike to protest their conditions, in particular in… Read More ›

• Video: More Than Half Of Teachers Report Buying Hungry Students Food With Their Own Money

  By The Red Phoenix on August 11, 2013 • ( 0 )

  We often hear about U.S. teachers being paid poorly for all the work they do to educate children. But did you know that 63 percent of teachers report buying food for the classroom each month with their own money? That’s… Read More ›

• Al Sharpton Accused of Helping Lead FBI to Assata Shakur

  By The Red Phoenix on August 10, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By Ron Howell, Newsday, Friday 21 October 1988 The Rev. Al Sharpton, who has worked as a federal informant, tried to set up a meeting with black fugitive radical JoAnne Chesimard in 1983, according to activists who said they were… Read More ›

• U.S. Drones Kill More Than 30 in Yemen; School Targeted in One Attack

  By The Red Phoenix on August 9, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  by  Joe Wolverton, II, J.D. In fewer than two weeks, Hellfire missiles launched by U.S. drones have killed at least 31 people in Yemen. At least 14 of the victims were believed by President Obama — the launcher-in-chief — to be al-Qaeda militants…. Read More ›

• Heroin in Pakistan more affordable than food

  By The Red Phoenix on August 9, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Over one billion dollars’ worth of heroin each year – that is the deadly fallout Pakistan gets from the blooming narcotics industry that provides the main cash crop in devastated Afghanistan. Locals say heroin is cheaper than food. It’s thought… Read More ›

• New study suggests humans are not naturally violent

  By The Red Phoenix on August 7, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  J.G. Vibes Activist Post A new study published last month in Nature Journal suggests that humans are naturally good. This study adds to the mounting evidence against the popular misconception that corruption is a trait of human nature. In ten experiments using… Read More ›

• Another trial involving a Florida man who fatally shot an unarmed black teen

  By The Red Phoenix on August 7, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By Eric W. Dolan CNN’s Ryan Smith on Monday highlighted an upcoming trial in Florida that is eerily similar to the Trayvon Martin case. In both cases, an unarmed 17-year-old black male was left dead. “I’m not an eye for… Read More ›

• Bradley Manning Found Guilty On Most Counts, Acquitted of ‘Aiding the Enemy’ — Faces Over 100 Years in Prison

  By The Red Phoenix on August 6, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  The military intelligence analyst was found not guilty on the most serious charge of “aiding the enemy,” but was found guilty of violating the Espionage Act. The military intelligence analyst who leaked hundreds of thousands of documents to WikiLeaks and… Read More ›

• Saudi Arabia, Corrupt and Fraudulent Regime: Saudi Prince defects from Royal Family

  By The Red Phoenix on August 5, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Prince Khalid Bin Farhan Al-Saud has announced his defection from Al Saud royal family through a statement, calling on other princes to break their silence and reveal the truth for sake of God. In his statement on Saturday, the Saudi… Read More ›

• Scientists discover what’s killing the bees and it’s worse than you thought

  By The Red Phoenix on August 2, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  By Todd Woody As we’ve written before, the mysterious mass die-off of honey bees that pollinate $30 billion worth of crops in the US has so decimated America’s apis melliferapopulation that one bad winter could leave fields fallow. Now, a new study has… Read More ›

• Egyptian forces shoot dead over 70 Mursi supporters

  By The Red Phoenix on August 1, 2013 • ( 0 )

  

  Egyptian security forces shot dead at least 70 supporters of ousted President Mohammed Mursi on Saturday, his Muslim Brotherhood said, days after the army chief called for a popular mandate to tackle “violence and terrorism.” Brotherhood spokesman Gehad el-Haddad said… Read More ›

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