April 26, 2013
Friday Round-Up: This Week in the News
- “Citing the recent clearance of a homeless encampment across from the Fallsway shelter as an example of the attitudes she’s perceived, Clarke suggested those attitudes are also present on the council.” Council Bill Would Make Homeless a “Protected Class” (City Paper)
- “Despite being employed for at least 27 weeks out of the year, individual and household earnings still placed large numbers of US working families below the poverty line in 2011.” Poverty in America: More than 46 Million below the Official Poverty Level, More than 10 Million “Working Poor” (Global Research)
- “The police threatened Ms. Briggs with eviction because she had received their assistance for domestic violence.” Shut Up or Get Out: PA City Punishes Domestic Violence Victims Who Call the Police (Huffington Post)