Last week I heard on the news that many of the ‘helping’ agencies of New York are way down in donations. Like many businesses suffering from the economic downturn, so are the small agencies that run soup kitchens and provide support to the needy. They have seen a severe drop in donations. At […]
Frank brings worst flooding in Iloilo in years
MANILA, Philippines – Justice Sec. Raul Gonzalez on Monday said flooding brought by typhoon "Frank" was the worst experienced in Iloilo province in recent years. In an interview on dzBB radio, Gonzalez said he was among Iloilo residents who were "trapped" in their houses during flash floods brought by the typhoon. Gonzalez said last weekend’s […]
Food or fuel : The Difficult Choice
I grew up hearing stories about the Bengal Famine of 1943-45, hearing about them from my mother about how close to four million people died due to what was essentially a man made tragedy as food grains were diverted by the British Indian Government to feed the Allied Armies and the war effort, putting civilian […]
Sick in America? You’re on Your Own
Rose Ann DeMoro, executive director of the California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee (CNA/NNOC), knows what ails the nation’s sick health care system. The AFL-CIO Executive Council member says Republican presidential candidate John McCain’s health proposals don’t even come close to a cure. In this crosspost from Huffington Post, DeMoro dissects McCain’s health care […]
More Working New Yorkers Go Hungry: Study
About 1.3 million New Yorkers rely soup kitchens, food pantries, and other emergency food programs to get by, according to a report released Thursday by the Food Bank for New York City. That’s 300,000 more New Yorkers who rely on food program to make ends meet than did in 2004, when the Food Bank first […]
Libya: The Ramadan Special
Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, begins in all parts of the Islamic world. Depending on where you are located, it could have either started, will start tomorrow or even Tuesday in some areas. The Libyan blogosphere is being populated by Ramadan posts and while most of them are of a congratulatory nature such […]