Poverty articles

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  Helicopter video reveals GTA-style law enforcement in Brazilian slums

  By Amar Toor on May 7, 2013 07:20 am + 62 comments

  Recently released video of a police shootout in a Brazilian slum has ignited controversy in Rio de Continue reading…

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  Bitter pill: life-saving HIV drugs fuel crime and addiction in South Africa

  By Amar Toor on May 6, 2013 11:50 am + 71 comments

  Three years ago, Sipho Molefe (not his real name) was a normal 16-year-old boy — an athletic, Continue reading…

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  Charity trades rats for cellphones in South African township

  By Aaron Souppouris on October 31, 2012 07:46 am + 59 comments

  Southern-African charity LifeLine has started a new initiative to try and rid a Johannesburg Continue reading…

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  Bono: 'it's social movements that change things, not personalities'

  By Vlad Savov on October 19, 2012 12:01 pm + 43 comments

  Speaking at the F.ounders conference in Dublin today, U2 lead signer Bono was effusive in his praise Continue reading…

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  One's Street Tweeter paints your political statements on the pavement

  By Bryan Bishop on May 17, 2012 03:02 am + 7 comments

  We've seen tweets printed out and read aloud, but what about tweets painted onto asphalt? That's Continue reading…