I horrid situation is developing in Afghanistan over food. Today I read that Biden has decided to funnel some of the funds to 9-11 first responders families, including their legal expenses and not let the (now-Taliban) government use it.
We know that a peaceful world cannot exist one-third rich and two-thirds hungry. If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one. You pray for the hungry. Then you feed them.
The headline news today was that poverty was down and median wages were finally rising last year.
However, the Urban Institute released a much less reported study today that paints a different picture.
The 24th annual
National Association of Letter Carriers’
Stamp Out Hunger® Food Drive
is on Saturday, May 14, 2016.
It's time to shop for extra items to put out for your mail carrier to pick up when he/she delivers your mail. They will sort it and give it to your local food banks.
More below:
Friday April 21, 1916
From the United Mine Workers Journal: Public Health and Poverty
It isn't all about climate change and the end of the world, either. It's also about getting through every waking minute of every day of one's life in some kind of *sentient, waking fashion.
When I can walk and the weather cooperates, I go into my itty back garden when it's growing time.
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Thursday March 15, 1906
From The New York Times: "The Children of the Poor," Part I
In its March 3rd edition, the Times published an in-depth review of the newly published book by John Spargo which documents the suffering of the millions of children who are born and reared in poverty within our great American prosperity. Today we present part one of that review, entitled "Children of the Poor." We will concluded with part two in tomorrow's edition of the Hellraisers Journal.
Advertisement from The New York Times of February 17th:
