by John Freund, CM | Mar 2, 2013 | Justice and Peace
Uncharted waters! ATLANTA – (March 1, 2013) – Today, the United States is moving into unchartered territories because of the sequester. The sequester will hit all government spending across the board with exceptions for some programs and military personnel, but the...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 26, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A startling headline that seems to invite disbelief as well as oversimplification. “The $240 billion net income in 2012 of the richest 100 billionaires would be enough to make extreme poverty history four times over, according a  report ‘The cost of inequality:...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 19, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
Fighting Hunger or Causing Hunger: A Mid-term Look at Wal-Mart’s $2 billion Commitment. On May 12, 2010, in the U.S. Capitol, Wal-Mart Vice Chairman Eduardo Castro Wright made a stunning announcement. His company would donate $2 billion in food and cash over a...
by John Freund, CM | Jan 18, 2013 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
A Place at the Table shows us how hunger poses serious economic, social and cultural implications for our nation, and that it could be solved once and for all, if the American public decides—as they have in the past—that making healthy food available and affordable is...
by John Freund, CM | Dec 29, 2012 | Poverty: Analysis and Responses
The World Bank takes A Look Back at 2012: Year in Review See reports, issues, resources … Drop in extreme poverty rates World’s ocean/s in peril Women at work Curbing Corruption Safety nets that work Measuring the unbanked Think GREEN for inclusive growth...
