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Pope Francis: Yes, climate change is real, and yes, humans are responsible

Conservatives aren't going to like this.

On Jun 18, 2015 by Patrick Howell O'Neill

Tech

Bay Area photographer gives homeless pregnant women beautiful maternity photos

This photographer is a rockstar.

On May 12, 2015 by Jam Kotenko

IRL

The real reason young people are the poorest generation in 25 years

Hint: It's not because of the Internet.

On May 1, 2015 by S.E. Smith

Via

It’s time to stop believing America’s biggest myth about welfare

Ronald Reagan's America isn't our reality.

On Apr 30, 2015 by Raechel Tiffe

Internet Culture

I was on food stamps, and I support Gwyneth Paltrow’s food stamp challenge

People are ridiculing the GOOP starlet for being elitist and out of touch. But they fail to understand what living on food stamps actually looks like.

On Apr 14, 2015 by Bianca Jarvis

IRL

Why we hate poor people

If life forces you to walk in the road, someday you have to ask why.

On Apr 9, 2015 by Nico Lang

Internet Culture

‘Hidden South’ humanizes poverty-stricken rural Georgia

The faces of Georgia's downtrodden.

On Feb 28, 2015 by [email protected]

Trending

Missouri municipal courts sued for unjust jail sentences

Plaintiffs are accusing numerous St. Louis area courts of running a modern-day 'debtors prison.'

On Feb 10, 2015 by Aja Romano

Tech

Bill Gates wants you to know about a machine that can turn poop into water

What will they think of next?

On Jan 6, 2015 by Alex La Ferla

Tech

Half the globe is online—but billions more live in poverty

3 billion people online is an astonishing achievement. But it's not enough.

On Nov 26, 2014 by Rob Price

Tech

3 ways the Internet can help fight global poverty

Applying technology to global poverty might provide the solutions the developing world needs.

On Oct 28, 2014 by Sydney Moyer

Internet Culture

Why this AmeriCorps volunteer is living off Olive Garden for 7 weeks

It's not for love of breadsticks.

On Sep 26, 2014 by Beth Elderkin

IRL

Is plasma farming the death of the American Dream?

In my town, selling plasma has become normative to the point of being trendy or aspirational.

On Jun 6, 2014 by [email protected]

Internet Culture

The endlessly amusing McDonald’s employee resource site is no more

You'll have to find your laughable advice elsewhere.

On Dec 26, 2013 by Miles Klee

Tech

Is this Brooklyn hipster condo being trolled on Twitter?

If this guy is trolling, he's done his homework.

On Dec 5, 2013 by Miles Klee

IRL

poverty

Pope Francis: Yes, climate change is real, and yes, humans are responsible

Bay Area photographer gives homeless pregnant women beautiful maternity photos

The real reason young people are the poorest generation in 25 years

It’s time to stop believing America’s biggest myth about welfare

I was on food stamps, and I support Gwyneth Paltrow’s food stamp challenge

Why we hate poor people

‘Hidden South’ humanizes poverty-stricken rural Georgia

Missouri municipal courts sued for unjust jail sentences

Bill Gates wants you to know about a machine that can turn poop into water

Half the globe is online—but billions more live in poverty

3 ways the Internet can help fight global poverty

Why this AmeriCorps volunteer is living off Olive Garden for 7 weeks

Is plasma farming the death of the American Dream?

The endlessly amusing McDonald’s employee resource site is no more

Is this Brooklyn hipster condo being trolled on Twitter?

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