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An essay of war, madness and addiction by photojournalist Eugene Richards

The work of award-winning American photographer Eugene Richards was recently the subject of a retrospective at the international photojournalism festival, Visa Pour l'Image. The 78-year-old has documented poverty in the US, photographed drug addicts, patients in psychiatric hospitals, Iraq war veterans. His exhibition is called "An Outsider".

Radio France Internationale

Poverty, inflation, fear: Egypt's economy pushed to brink

For decades, millions of Egyptians have depended on the government to keep basic goods affordable

The Independent UK

Mel B and Giovanna Fletcher among stars backing our campaign to end period poverty

The Sunday Mirror's End Poverty Now campaign is calling for England and Wales to be brought in line with Scotland by making sanitary products free to those who need them

Daily Mirror

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‘Only the very richest’ in Britain will see incomes grow, tax cut analysis says

Chancellor's huge package of personal tax cuts will do nothing to stop more than two million people falling below the poverty line, says think tank

Wales Online

Capitalism is bad for your health: study

A new study reveals that the rise of capitalism has coincided with worse living conditions — unless regulated

Salon

My family lived in Jamaica under British rule. Their struggle should not be forgotten.

Most of my mother’s stories of growing up in Jamaica had a common theme of shame and poverty. Somehow my mom and grandmom were able to reconcile their resistance to colonialism with their love of the Queen.

Chicago Sun-Times

'Reckless and irresponsible' – North East Labour MPs' tax cut fury after mini-budget 'for the rich'

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced a huge set of measures on Friday, including abolishing the top rate of income tax for high earners, which will be funded by more than £70bn of borrowing

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'An opportunity missed': North East foodbanks react to Government's 'disappointing' mini-Budget

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng's mini-Budget announcement included a lift on the cap on bankers' bonuses and an axe of the planned rise to corporation tax

Chronicle Live

Let States Issue Immigration Visas—a Federalist Response to GOP Governors' Migrant Busing Stunts

GOP governors' ploy highlights the value of giving states the power to issue their own migration visas. It can simultaneously ease labor shortages, reduce disorder at the border, enable more migrants to escape poverty and oppression, and help restore the original meaning of the Constitution.

Reason

Children ‘facing hungry Christmas’ after Kwarteng ‘prioritised bankers’ in mini-Budget, charities warn

Kwasi Kwarteng and Liz Truss accused of ‘prioritising bankers’ bonuses’ over hardest-hit families

The Independent UK

Fuel hardship scheme supports 8100 North Lanarkshire households

Nearly £1 million was distributed under the initiative last winter, with plans currently being drawn up for the year ahead.

Daily Record

'More money for millionaires than for the North': Greater Manchester Labour leaders react to mini-budget

Many were quick to have their say after this morning's announcement.

Manchester Evening News

Government growth plan ‘more about bankers’ bonuses than helping hungry kids’

Charities accused the Government of delivering a set of announcements that ‘overwhelmingly benefit the country’s wealthiest households’.

The Independent UK

Poverty is throttling life out of Scotland as life expectancy not just stalling but falling

Life expectancy in Scotland continues to lag behind its UK counterparts, with the main reason being that Scots are still trapped in poverty, writes the Record View.

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The Independent UK

John Swinney: UK Government policies create more poverty

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister accused the UK Government of creating more poverty with policies such as cutting Universal Credit.

The Hindu

How Tamil Nadu has fared in Sustainable Development Goals

Nearly ₹7,340 crore in wages was paid to unskilled labour in the State under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme during 2021-22, illustrating its performance in tackling poverty when SDG Week is being observed globally

The Guardian - US

‘We’re in a moral crisis’: US faith leaders urge lawmakers to combat poverty

Coalition gathers on Capitol Hill to deliver impassioned demand to improve life for low-income Americans

Tribune News Service

Billy Porter discusses Global Citizen Fest performance and reveals new album will be ‘adult pop’ — ‘like Lady Gaga’

NEW YORK — Billy Porter is set to lend his voice in a bid to end poverty.

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Evening Standard

As Bishop of London this is why I am campaigning for a real Living Wage

Dignity is something we all deserve. Workers should feel valued and respected, yet so many are being thrust into in-work poverty due to low pay.

The Guardian - UK

UK children’s doctors given advice on how to help families in poverty

Health experts encourage doctors to talk about nutrition and socio-economic circumstances

Chicago Sun-Times

City Council approves Chicago Fire’s training center on Near West Side

The 36-11 vote came after a debate over the project’s merits in an area beset by poverty and whether the land could be better used for public housing.

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland 'Crushed by the Cost of Living' event hears shocking impact of poverty

The damning indictment emerged as campaigners came together to call for more action

The Guardian - UK

Our country yearns for unity - but Truss’s government is mercilessly dividing it into rich and poor

For the first time since the welfare state was created, the food bank will be our safety net and charity our last line of defence, says former prime minister Gordon Brown

Tribune News Service

A disability program promised to lift people from poverty. Instead, it left many homeless

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After two months of sleeping in the Salvation Army Center of Hope homeless shelter, Margaret Davis has had no luck finding an apartment she can afford.

Chronicle Live

Horrific stories reveal impact of poverty on North East children

Stories of individual hardship and suffering are included in the report from the North East Child Poverty Commission

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