Politics / Poverty
Articles about Poverty, ordered by date. 
Commodities and dependency - The Facts
The facts and figures of commodities and our dependence on them.
Housing - THE FACTS
Prices through the roof, a gaping deficit, homelessness, one billion in slums and an urban takeover.
Country Profile - Grenada
Zoe Leigh Smith reports on the tiny Caribbean island's strangling debt burden.
Goodbye welfare, hello workfare
Warren Clark is unimpressed by governments forcing citizens to 'donate' their labour to big business.
Country Profile: Guatemala
The country's unequal wealth distribution and rapid population growth have made it one of the poorest in Latin America, writes Anna-Claire Bevan.
Tax the richest: why are we waiting?
As the UN goes in search of more funds to eliminate poverty, David Hillman reckons he knows where they’re hiding. Top dodger: Tesco
The Eighth Commandment – Lies
Lies, food & the poor by Eduardo Galeano
The Second Front
The New Internationalist monthly campaigning page on third world issues.
Articles in this category displayed as a table:
| Article title | From magazine | Publication date |
|---|---|---|
| Pastries against poverty? | Commodities - the pitfalls of resource wealth | March, 2014 |
| Commodities and dependency - The Facts | Commodities - the pitfalls of resource wealth | March, 2014 |
| Working like a horse | How the war on pirates became big business | September, 2013 |
| Housing - THE FACTS | Demolition job | April, 2013 |
| Country Profile - Grenada | Bad medicine | November, 2012 |
| Goodbye welfare, hello workfare | Protection racket | June, 2012 |
| Country Profile: Guatemala | Mental health | May, 2012 |
| How poor is too poor? | Life beyond growth | July, 2010 |
| Tax the richest: why are we waiting? | Wanted! For dodging tax justice | October, 2008 |
| The Eighth Commandment – Lies | We need to think about toilets | August, 2008 |
| The Second Front | World food crisis | March, 1973 |
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