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Spanish journalist and writer Maruja Torres is speaking about her difficult childhood, saying she rarely attended school and instead occasionally went to what were then called 'academies' โ a ground-floor room run by a married couple as teachers. She recalled that at times her family could not even afford that, drawing attention to poverty and limited access to education in postwar Spain.
- 2Working Two Jobs, Rebranded: Sarcasm Over Economic StrainโRebranding having to work two jobs. The Marketing Department deserves a pizza party! # Zer0Billionaires # socialsciences
A satirical post circulating on social media mocks how holding two jobs is being reframed as entrepreneurship or hustle culture, joking that the 'marketing department' deserves a pizza party for the rebrand. Commenters are using it to highlight stagnant wages, poverty, and the normalization of overwork in the US economy.
- 3Structural Conditions Drive Mental Health Inequities, Report SaysโLiving in the Conditions that Break Us: How Structural Conditions Produce Mental Health Inequities
A new piece from Human Rights Research argues that mental health inequities are produced by structural conditions such as poverty, discrimination and unequal access to resources, rather than by individual failings. It calls for addressing the social and economic roots of psychological distress instead of treating mental illness in isolation.
- 4One in five children in Lebanon goes to bed hungry, UNICEF saysโLebanon: One in five children goes to bed hungry, says UNICEF
UNICEF reports that one in five children in Lebanon now goes to bed hungry, a stark indicator of the country's deepening economic and food crisis. The United Nations agency's warning highlights worsening child malnutrition and poverty, drawing renewed international attention to Lebanon's financial collapse and the growing need for humanitarian aid.
- 5EU Poverty Falls Over Decade, Yet Gaps Between Nations RemainโPoverty in the EU declined in the last decade, but disparities persist among nations
Poverty across the European Union has declined over the past decade, but significant disparities persist between member states. New analysis highlights that while overall living standards have improved, poorer countries continue to face far higher poverty rates than wealthier ones, underscoring persistent regional inequality within the bloc.
- 6Humanities Researcher Shares Story of Disability and Activismโ# introduction Independent # research in the # humanities . Writing # poetry . I've lived w/ # disability my entire adul
An independent humanities researcher and poet has introduced themselves online, describing a life lived with disability, a journey from poverty to graduate school, and past work as a Myanmar refugee activist and organizer. Their interests include community, degrowth, localism and equity, and they are connecting with others around these themes.
- 7Disabled Man in Poverty Speaks Out on Self-AdvocacyโI Will Not Stop Advocating For Myself, As I Am My Only Advocate; Your Compassionate Support, Would Be A Welcomed Blessin
A disabled man living in poverty in the United States publicly described his daily struggle with constant pain, sleepless nights and hunger, saying he will not stop advocating for himself because he is his only advocate. He appealed for compassionate support, and his message is being shared as debates continue over disability benefits and the realities of living in poverty.