human life is getting better faster than ever before
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read and be inspired by the 2017 gates letter: https:wwwgatesnotescom2017-annual-letter in which john discusses the annual letter from melinda and bill gates and how it shows that the world is getting dramatically better since i was your average age global poverty has dropped from 30 to under 10 child mortality has been cut nearly in half and by the time the average vlogbrothers viewer is my age absolute poverty and child mortality should both be extremely rare everywhere on earththere is a lot of bad news it is real it is important but it039s also important to take a step back and look at the human story over time and each year the gates letter offers us that opportunitysources:our world in data is an amazing resource for understanding changes over time in the human condition from literacy rates to life expectancy their overview of the child mortality situation is excellent: https:ourworldindataorgchild-mortality as is their introduction to absolute poverty rates: https:

fault lines - outsourced: clinical trials overseas
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us pharmaceutical companies have moved their operations overseas over the course of the past decade instead of testing trial medicines on americans more and more of these tests are being carried out on poor people in faraway places russia china brazil poland uganda and romania are all hot spots for what is called clinical research or clinical trials now employing crosor clinical research organizationsthe industry is big business worth as much as 30 billion us dollars todayone country has experienced a boom like no other in this industry--india spoken english an established medical infrastructure welcome attitudes toward foreign industry and most importantly legions of poor illiterate test subjects that are willing to try out new drugs have transformed the indian landscape into a massive testing ground for pharmaceuticals fault lines039 zeina awad travels to india to see what the clinical research practices look like on the ground what role are the us regulatory bodies playing in overseeing the trials are participants aware that they are taking part in a clinical trial is the testing being held up against international ethical standardshttp:englishaljazeeranetprogrammesfaultlinesfollow us on twitter: http:twittercomajfaultlinesfollow us on facebook: http:facebookcomajfaultlinesfollow us on tumblr: http:ajfaultlinestumblrcomsee all episodes of fault lines: http:wwwyoutubecomshowfaultliness=2010meet the fault lines staff: http:wwwyoutubecomplaylistp=pl2a3a165068a8a650

shell renews support for global cookstove alliance
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shell today pledged an additional 6 million to the global alliance for clean cookstoves which aims to save lives and protect the environment through the use of improved cookstoves and fuels this follows 6 million of shell funding announced in 2010 and the secondment of a shell employee to the alliance shell is the single largest private-sector contributor to the allianceto view multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucommnr63456-shell-supports-global-alliance-clean-cookstove

pay mas on the daily show with jon stewart on thursday august 1 2013 - episode 18136
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please subscribe : http:tinyurlcompnoosmmpay mas - episode 18136fast food workers agitate for higher wages and the right to unionize 02:59tags: poverty labor mcdonald039s business workoffice unions on strike food fast food economy health john oliver deaththe daily show jon stewart john stewart the daily show political comedy fake news full episode money talks moment of zen june july monday friday wednesday

the word - bite the hand that feeds you - the colbert report - 2011-02-11 - video clip comedy central
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the pets of wealthy americans appear to have more disposable income than most poor people which leads to a simple answer for closing the income gap

quotpoorquot in america - the colbert report - 2011-26-07 - video clip comedy central
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a heritage foundation report proves that as long as quotpoorquot americans have refrigerators and the strength to brush the flies off their eyeballs they

brazil: living with the land
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the north-east of brazil is the most densely populated semi-arid region in the world low erratic rainfall and cyclic droughts make farming difficult for generations farmers have resorted to excessive use of chemicals and slash and burn agriculture stripping the soil of nutrients now farmers like irupuan gomes are trying something new he is using bush management techniques to rehabilitate the natural ecosystem not only is the environment healthier -- but so are his profits

to prison for poverty full documentary brave new films
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private probation companies charge excessive fees to low income people who can039t pay small fines like traffic tickets if they can039t pay they go to jail subscribe: http:wwwyoutubecomsubscription_centeradd_user=bravenewfilms host a screening: http:wwwbravenewfilmsorgscreeningsmany people think that debtors prisons disappeared from american society just as surely as horse-based transportation but in fact people who are too poor to pay fines are still being threatened with incarceration -- and even imprisoned -- today add private for-profit companies to the mix and you039ve got a system that abuses those who can least afford it with disastrous effects on poor people and communities of color our documentary to prison for poverty features two parts part 1 tells the story of hali wood a seventeen-year-old from columbiana alabama deeply in debt to a private probation company jcs part 2 tells the story of kathleen hucks a woman suing sentinel corrections services for their abuse of powerwe039ve long known that mass incarceration disproportionately affects low-income communities and communities of color in our video about the money bail system we found that the wealthier a person is when arrested the easier it will be to pay less in terms of money and freedom a rich person who can afford to pay bail right away will get to go home and will receive all of his or her money back upon returning to court a poorer person accused of the same thing must pay fees to a bail bondsman in order to borrow enough money to make bail and that fee will never be refunded that means that a teacher might pay thousands in bail fees when a movie star charged with the same offense would end up paying nothingwe see a similar dynamic with for-profit probation companies if someone gets a traffic ticket and can039t pay the judge puts her on quotprobationquot which really means being ordered to walk down the hall and sign up for a payment plan with a company that has a contract to collect unpaid fines and fees for the court if the person falls behind on her payments and ever-mounting fees including those charged by the for-profit probation company itself company officers pressure her for payments sometimes with threats of jail and arrest warrants from court the end result is that poor people scramble to make payments they can039t afford and some even lose their liberty and go to jaillike payday lenders these for-profit companies often seek contracts in cities and counties that are strapped for cash the companies then offer to collect debts owed to courts with no cost to the government by charging probationersthe very people put on probation simply because they were too poor to pay then the companies charge probationers exorbitant fees hali wood was hit with a 41 seat belt ticket her payment plan charged a monthly fee of 35probation is supposed to help people return to their community when there is no public safety justification for keeping them behind bars that goal is sabotaged by companies that are simply collections agencies on steroidsjudges who run these courts can end this abuse tomorrow by exerting more oversight of these companies or by simply ending contracts with these companies where they have the power to do so as we explore in our documentary traditional public probation does a fine job of enforcing the law without a profit motivein the coming weeks we039ll be screening to prison for poverty in the very communities where these companies operate it039s time to let them know we039re on to their racketabout brave new filmsrobert greenwald and brave new films are at the forefront of the fight to create a just america using new media and internet video campaigns brave new films has created a quick-strike capability that informs the public challenges corporate media with the truth and motivates people to take action on social issues nationwide brave new films investigative films have scrutinized the impact of us drone strikes the war on whistleblowers and wal marts corporate practices the companys films have received more than 56 million views onlinewatch our feature films free amp subscribe:http:wwwyoutubecomsubscription_centeradd_user=bravenewfilmsnew videos every weeklike us on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcombravenewfilmsset up a free screening in your community: http:bravenewfilmsorgscreenings

severn suzuki speaking at un earth summit 1992
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raised in vancouver and toronto severn cullis-suzuki has been camping and hiking all her life when she was 9 she started the environmental children039s organization eco a small group of children committed to learning and teaching other kids about environmental issues they were successful in many projects before 1992 when they raised enough money to go to the un039s earth summit in rio de janeiro their aim was to remind the decision-makers of who their actions or inactions would ultimately affect the goal was reached when 12 yr old severn closed a plenary session with a powerful speech that received a standing ovationmore information on http:wwwdavidsuzukiorgbigup to my friend sebastian sturm for letting me use his song yes bredgin tell them the truthhttp:wwwsebastian-sturmcomhttp:wwwmyspacecomsebastiansturm

colors of water : dhaka039s leather tanneries
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a photo essay i shot during my stay in bangladesh providing insight into the leather tanning industry

project for awesome 2010: save the children and partners in health
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subscribe to http:wwwyoutubecomp4a on twitter use the hashtag p4a you can follow along with the conversation by going to http:wwwtweetchatcom and following the p4a hashtagraffles at http:wwwprojectforawesomecomp4araffles

jcp supports share our strength
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as part of its charitable giving program jcp cares jcpenney will be supporting share our strength an organization helping to end childhood hunger in america from nov 1-22 jcpenney customers can join jcpenney in its support by rounding up their store purchases to the nearest whole dollar to support share our strength039s no kid hungry campaignto view multimedia news release go to http:wwwmultivucommnr54269-jcpenney-supports-share-our-strength-no-kid-hungry-campaign-in-november

pay mas - the poverty line on the daily show with jon stewart on thursday august 1 2013
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please subscribe : http:tinyurlcompnoosmmpay mas - the poverty line - episode 18136fox news pundits bemoan fast food workers mooching paychecks from their employers in exchange for the work they just have done for them 02:43tags: povertylaborbusinessworkofficefoodfast food economymediafox newson strikepunditskidsprankswealth

fractured angel books about the homeless
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ken williams is a santa barbara author who writes books about the homeless his latest book fractured angel deals with the homeless in california how would you go about trying to help your daughter who suffering her first psychotic break at fifteen is chased by her wounded mind to the streets of santa barbara that is the dilemma that lynne swanson faces out of her element and definitely out of her comfort zone for this professional woman she is forced to seek the help of kerry wilson a social worker for the homelessthe harsh and deadly realities of the streets in one of the wealthiest cities in the world and an attempt to close a homeless shelter just as winter sets in produces a dramatic race against time with the life of lynnes daughter in the balancepurchase fractured angel a story about the homeless in santa barbara on amazon or directly from author ken william039s official website at http:kenwilliams-writercom

it takes a fool: a tough lesson learned on bullying
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it takes a fool: a tough lesson learned on bullying life couldn039t be sweeter for ten year old sashashes the darling of her fifth grade class and her best friend always has her backjust like a sister but simmering beneath the beautiful life are the dark secrets her parents harbor secrets that slowly wind their way around the heart of the family choking the life from sasha helpless afraid and alone she fights the only way she can but her desperate quest for survival could lead to her own destructionit takes a fool explores the darkest depths of poverty addiction and bullying and how even the innocence of a child can be twisted into something monstrous sasha will do all she can to survive a nightmare she cant wake up from but in protecting herself she might just destroy everyone around herwwwittakesafoolcom