United States

US food banks raise alarm as drought dents government supplies

by Lisa Baertlein Baertlein Reuters November 21, 2012

The worst U.S. drought in more than half a century has weakened the safety net for the 50 million Americans who struggle to get enough to eat, and the nation's food banks are raising the alarm as the holiday season gets into full swing....

Farm workers picking peppers in the Bakersfield, California area.  Photo: Ricardo DeAratanha/Los Angeles Times/MCT

The biggest challenge to immigration bill may be guest workers

by Franco Ordonez McClatchy Newspapers November 20, 2012

As immigration talks resume, the public debate has once again zeroed in on the merits of granting some type of so-called amnesty to 11 million illegal immigrants. But another, more complicated dispute – where the sides are equally entrenched – is...

Two million could see unemployment benefits disappear by year’s end

by Michael A Fletcher Washington Post November 12, 2012

More than 2 million Americans stand to lose their jobless benefits unless Congress reauthorizes federal emergency unemployment help before the end of the year....

A protester held up a sign at a demonstration outside McDonald’s in Times Square in late November.  Photo: Andrew Kelly/Reuters

Unionizing the bottom of the pay scale

by Eduardo Porter New York Times November 4, 2012

Other than poverty, José Carrillo and Joshua Williams have little in common. The austere life of Mr. Carrillo, a 79-year-old Peruvian immigrant from Washington Heights, is a universe apart from the hardscrabble reality of Mr. Williams, a 28-year-old...

Balancing act: Low-wage workers struggle to care for families, keep jobs

by Cindy Krischer Goodman Miami Herald October 29, 2012

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Shannon Hardin earns $10.90 an hour at her part-time job. “I can’t live on this,” she said. “It’s almost impossible.”  Photo:Sandy Huffaker/New York Times

The new American job: A part-time life as hours shrink and shift

by Steven Greenhouse New York Times October 27, 2012

SPRING VALLEY, Calif. — Since the Fresh & Easy grocery chain was founded five years ago, it has opened 150 stores in California and positioned itself as a hip, socially responsible company....

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  • For the past 50 years, since its founding in 1976, the mission of World Hunger Education Service is to undertake programs, including Hunger Notes, that
    • Educate the general public and target groups about the extent and causes of hunger and malnutrition in the United States and the world
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    • Promote individual and collective commitments to sustainable hunger solutions.