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Vijay’s classmate calls his poverty claims ‘bullsh*t’: ‘His father set up him for a career in films’
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Vijay’s classmate calls his poverty claims ‘bullsh*t’: ‘His father set up him for a career in films’

The Indian Express·Entertainment Desk·22 days ago
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Vijay's schoolmate and renowned author-screenwriter Manu Joseph has called out the new Tamil Nadu chief minister's claims that "he knows poverty and hunger", flagging that his father was a filmmaker who launched him in movies.

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How Poverty Fell - Marginal REVOLUTION
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How Poverty Fell - Marginal REVOLUTION

Marginal REVOLUTION·Tyler Cowen·25 days ago
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The share of the global population living in extreme poverty fell dramatically from an estimated 36% in 1990 to 9% in 2015. We describe how this decline happened: the extent to which changes within as opposed to between cohorts contributed to poverty…

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Corpse is not the Proof of Death
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Corpse is not the Proof of Death

Medium·Vipul Maurya·27 days ago
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FICTION | POVERTY | BUREAUCRACY Corpse is not the Proof of Death Carrying the dead through the world of the living. Content Warning: ​Contains visceral depictions of death, and physical decay that …

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Young, down and out of work
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Young, down and out of work

New Statesman·Anoosh Chakelian·about 1 month ago
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It’s just after 10.30am, and Dean’s eyes are filled with sleep. Stooping in his doorway, he mumbles that I should come back later. His Italian mastiff, Stella, grizzles dozily from within. It seems I’

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Ten countries are home to two-thirds of world's most hungry: U.N.-backed report
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Ten countries are home to two-thirds of world's most hungry: U.N.-backed report

The Japan Times·No Author·about 1 month ago
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Improvements in some countries, such as Bangladesh and Syria, were 'almost fully offset by notable deteriorations' in Afghanistan, Congo, Myanmar and Zimbabwe, the report said.

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A letter to Steven Pinker (and Bill Gates, for that matter) about global poverty — Jason Hickel
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A letter to Steven Pinker (and Bill Gates, for that matter) about global poverty — Jason Hickel

Tumblr·medwardkelly·about 1 month ago
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I’m writing to respond to a letter you posted regarding claims I made in the Guardian about the global poverty narrative. I’m addressing you directly because I think it’s preferable to engaging in...

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DOJ accuses Southern Poverty Law Center of fraud, law center calls it a political attack
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DOJ accuses Southern Poverty Law Center of fraud, law center calls it a political attack

www.cbsnews.com·CBS News·about 1 month ago
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The Southern Poverty Law Center has made its name battling extremist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan. It is now facing federal charges of fraud, accused of funneling millions into some of those very same hate groups. Jan Crawford has more.

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