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Posts tagged poverty
Day 2: Why I May Break this Fast
October 17, 2008
Today is Karvachauth — a day on which married (presumably straight) Hindu women pray and fast for the long lives of their (presumably straight) husbands. BARF. BARF. BARF. You can read about the origin of this religious festivity? and what it constitutes here. In recent years, the... [+]
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17Oct
Widening demographic divide between...
August 20, 2008
The Population Reference Bureau just released the annual World Population Data Sheet. The report claims that the inequality in population and health profiles between rich and poor countries is widening. While I find macro and meta-narrative style studies overly generalizing and notwithstanding unforeseen phenomenons, there is... [+]
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20Aug