poverty
Senegal's Sea Widows Are Well on Their Way to Financial Independence
Hundreds of young migrants have died at sea, leaving behind a new class of women: the “sea widows”.
Gentrification Comes to LA’s Skid Row, and the Homeless Get the Shaft
How the poor are being pushed out of downtown Los Angeles.
Matt Taibbi Talks About Criminalised Poverty and Why Wall Street Is Above the Law
His new book is all about how messed up our criminal justice system is.
This Travel Agency Is Offering a Holiday Tour Through Austerity Britain
'Political Tours' is giving rich idiots expensive holidays in other people's misery.
The Humanitarian Crisis in Guatemala City's Immense Garbage Dump
The basurero neighbourhood is desperately poor, lacks basic social services and offers residents little hope of escaping.
The Long Struggle of Mexico's Tarahumara Tribe to Hold on to Its Last Bit of Land
Mexico’s Tarahumara tribe is trying to hold on to the inhospitable mountain it calls home.
The Glue-Sniffing Street Kids of Somaliland
They are despised and abused by just about everyone they meet.
Photographer Enri Canaj's 'Shadows in Greece' Project Documents the Everyday Horror of Athens
Enri Canaj documents the hard times that have hit many Greeks and immigrants.
Drugs and Sadness in Glasgow's High-Rise Ghettos
The Barracks is one of the most deprived estates in the UK – but it wasn't always so miserable.
The Rent Is Too Damn High Guy Is Still Running for Mayor of NYC
He's running a campaign out of his car.
Hunting for Illegal Immigrants with the UK Border Police
Watching Home Office henchmen do their thing in the East London borough of Newham.
Hugo Chavez and the Global Poverty Conspiracy
How the late, great President revolutionised Latin America's relationship with the US.