United States

Ohio governor defies GOP with defense of social safety net

by Trip Gabriel New York Times October 28, 2013

COLUMBUS, Ohio — In his grand Statehouse office beneath a bust of Lincoln, Gov. John R. Kasich let loose on fellow Republicans in Washington....

After troops leave, US to lose access to Afghan reconstruction projects worth billions

by Rajiv Chandrasekaran and Scott Higham Washington Post October 26, 2013

As coalition forces withdraw from Afghanistan, U.S.-funded reconstruction projects worth billions of dollars in far-flung regions of the country will soon be impossible for American officials to safely visit and directly inspect...

Majority of public school children in South and West now live near or below poverty line, study says

by Karen McVeigh The Guardian October 17, 2013

For the first time since the 1960s, a majority of the children in public schools in the South and West of the United States come from families living below, at or not far above the poverty line, according to a new study. The study's findings are part...

McDonald’s low wages cost taxpayers $1.2 billion annually

by Hayley Peterson Business Insider October 15, 2013

Earlier we reported on a new study that found half of fast food workers rely on some form of public assistance to supplement their low wages, costing taxpayers roughly $7 billion annually....

Help end hunger on World Food Day

by Tatiana Dwyer United Methodist Women October 13, 2013

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US plans to curb military assistance to Egypt

by Abigail Hauslouhner and Ernesto Londoño Washington Post October 9, 2013

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