Would Flint crisis happen in wealthier, whiter community?
By ROGER SCHNEIDER and MIKE HO– USEHOLDER Ever since the full extent of the Flint water crisis emerged, one question has persisted: Would this have happened in a wealthier, whiter…
Poverty
Rhode Island latest state poised to end vets’ homelessness
By MICHELLE R. SMITH For more than two years, Don Perrault lived without a home as the Vietnam veteran struggled with depression and personal setbacks that at one point left…
Princeton’s Angus Deaton wins Nobel economics prize
By MALIN RISING and NATHALIE ROTSCHILD Princeton University’s Angus Deaton has won the Nobel prize in economics for “his analysis of consumption, poverty, and welfare,” the Royal Swedish Academy of…
The Latest: Serbia denounces new ‘Iron Curtain’ in Europe
The latest developments as European governments rush to cope with the huge number of people moving across Europe. All times local: 2:55 p.m.Serbia’s foreign minister has denounced the European Union…
Pope: Vatican will shelter 2 families fleeing war, hunger
By FRANCES D’EMILIO www.whatsupkansascity.net, Cascade Media Group, The Game Changer, The wave of the future, Whats Up Kansas City, latest news, @WhatsUpKCity ,Instagram@ whatsupkansascity, Instagram@ cascademediagroup, Carlos Nelson Sr. announced…
Romney shows softer side in 2016 campaign preview
By STEVE PEOPLES and THOMAS BEAUMONT Mitt Romney is offering a rare glimpse of his softer side as he marches toward an unlikely third presidential bid focused on poverty and…
Pope strongly defends church teaching against contraception
By NICOLE WINFIELD and OLIVER TEVES Pope Francis issued his strongest defense yet of church teaching opposing artificial contraception on Friday, using a rally in Asia’s largest Catholic nation to…
Molly Flemming Pierre, policy director, Community Creating Opportunities
Molly Flemming-Pierre, policy director Community Creating Opportunities talks about the negative effects that Pay Day Lending Institutions can have on communities, and shares current lobbying-legislation that she supports that will…