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Global Female Prison Population Surges 57% Since 2000
A new report reveals a 57% increase in the global female prison population since 2000, reaching over 733,000, driven by poverty, gender discrimination, and the criminalization of acts of survival, with dire consequences for women worldwide.
Global Female Prison Population Surges 57% Since 2000
A new report reveals a 57% increase in the global female prison population since 2000, reaching over 733,000, driven by poverty, gender discrimination, and the criminalization of acts of survival, with dire consequences for women worldwide.
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44% Bias Score
Work Requirements for Safety Net Programs: Effectiveness and Consequences
Republican plans to add work requirements to Medicaid and SNAP aim to curb costs and encourage employment, but a 2016 Connecticut study showed a 5% drop in SNAP enrollment without a similar decrease in Medicaid, suggesting many lost benefits without finding work.
Work Requirements for Safety Net Programs: Effectiveness and Consequences
Republican plans to add work requirements to Medicaid and SNAP aim to curb costs and encourage employment, but a 2016 Connecticut study showed a 5% drop in SNAP enrollment without a similar decrease in Medicaid, suggesting many lost benefits without finding work.
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64% Bias Score
Indian Students' Photos Expose Laborers' Hardships
Students in Tamil Nadu photographed the laborers in their communities, revealing harsh working conditions and low wages for beedi rollers, brick makers, and quarry workers, highlighting the economic hardships faced by India's approximately 400 million laborers.
Indian Students' Photos Expose Laborers' Hardships
Students in Tamil Nadu photographed the laborers in their communities, revealing harsh working conditions and low wages for beedi rollers, brick makers, and quarry workers, highlighting the economic hardships faced by India's approximately 400 million laborers.
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24% Bias Score
Unequal Access to Dutch Water Board Tax Exemptions
Eligibility for Dutch water board tax exemptions varies widely, with some boards using stricter criteria than others, creating inequities among low-income residents, particularly affecting those solely reliant on AOW pensions.
Unequal Access to Dutch Water Board Tax Exemptions
Eligibility for Dutch water board tax exemptions varies widely, with some boards using stricter criteria than others, creating inequities among low-income residents, particularly affecting those solely reliant on AOW pensions.
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36% Bias Score
Nigerian Child Labor Crisis: Education's Failure Fuels Hazardous Mining
In Nigeria, 10.5 million children aged 5-14 are out of school, exemplified by 18-year-old Isah Aliyu who left school to work in gold mines after his father's death due to poverty and weak enforcement of child labor laws.
Nigerian Child Labor Crisis: Education's Failure Fuels Hazardous Mining
In Nigeria, 10.5 million children aged 5-14 are out of school, exemplified by 18-year-old Isah Aliyu who left school to work in gold mines after his father's death due to poverty and weak enforcement of child labor laws.
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40% Bias Score
UK's Economic Decline: Welfare Cuts and Stagnant Incomes Push Poorest Districts Behind Slovenia and Malta
A new report by the NIESR reveals that the UK has fallen behind other affluent nations due to a decade of welfare cuts and stagnant incomes, with the poorest districts now ranking below those in Slovenia and Malta; the report warns of a threat to the UK's reputation for high living standards and cal...
UK's Economic Decline: Welfare Cuts and Stagnant Incomes Push Poorest Districts Behind Slovenia and Malta
A new report by the NIESR reveals that the UK has fallen behind other affluent nations due to a decade of welfare cuts and stagnant incomes, with the poorest districts now ranking below those in Slovenia and Malta; the report warns of a threat to the UK's reputation for high living standards and cal...
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48% Bias Score
UK Government Faces Backlash Over Planned Disability Benefit Cuts
The UK government is considering slashing disability benefits, causing alarm among 3.6 million PIP claimants despite evidence showing unpaid carers contribute \£184 billion annually; this ignores the 8.6 million people in poverty within families including a disabled person.
UK Government Faces Backlash Over Planned Disability Benefit Cuts
The UK government is considering slashing disability benefits, causing alarm among 3.6 million PIP claimants despite evidence showing unpaid carers contribute \£184 billion annually; this ignores the 8.6 million people in poverty within families including a disabled person.
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72% Bias Score
Dual Employment Soars in Germany Amidst Economic Crisis
Subramaniam M., 54, works two jobs in Iserlohn, Germany—a metal factory and a snack bar—to support his family, reflecting a record 3.5 million Germans holding secondary jobs in 2023 due to rising living costs and stagnant wages, particularly impacting low-wage earners and exacerbating existing socia...
Dual Employment Soars in Germany Amidst Economic Crisis
Subramaniam M., 54, works two jobs in Iserlohn, Germany—a metal factory and a snack bar—to support his family, reflecting a record 3.5 million Germans holding secondary jobs in 2023 due to rising living costs and stagnant wages, particularly impacting low-wage earners and exacerbating existing socia...
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44% Bias Score
Argentina's Inflation Eases, but Economic Hardship Persists
Argentina's yearly inflation rate dropped to 84.5 percent in January 2025, a five-year low, but this has yet to translate into widespread relief, with many Argentinians still struggling amid high living costs and poverty levels exceeding one-third of the population.
Argentina's Inflation Eases, but Economic Hardship Persists
Argentina's yearly inflation rate dropped to 84.5 percent in January 2025, a five-year low, but this has yet to translate into widespread relief, with many Argentinians still struggling amid high living costs and poverty levels exceeding one-third of the population.
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28% Bias Score
Dope Thief": Ex-Cons' DEA Impersonation Leads to Deadly Consequences
In Philadelphia, ex-convicts Ray and Manny pose as DEA agents, robbing drug dealers; however, a botched operation results in multiple deaths, forcing them into a desperate fight against the DEA and drug traffickers, revealing their traumatic pasts.
Dope Thief": Ex-Cons' DEA Impersonation Leads to Deadly Consequences
In Philadelphia, ex-convicts Ray and Manny pose as DEA agents, robbing drug dealers; however, a botched operation results in multiple deaths, forcing them into a desperate fight against the DEA and drug traffickers, revealing their traumatic pasts.
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28% Bias Score
UK Government Faces Backlash Over Planned Disability Benefit Cuts
The UK government plans to cut universal credit benefits for people deemed unfit for work, prompting criticism that the move will worsen health inequalities and increase poverty, particularly among disabled people, contradicting the UK's commitment to human rights.
UK Government Faces Backlash Over Planned Disability Benefit Cuts
The UK government plans to cut universal credit benefits for people deemed unfit for work, prompting criticism that the move will worsen health inequalities and increase poverty, particularly among disabled people, contradicting the UK's commitment to human rights.
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48% Bias Score
Education: A Key Weapon Against Child Labor Exploitation
Despite global recognition of child labor as a human rights violation, millions of children are exploited in forced labor; education, including free access and support programs, is key to preventing this exploitation.
Education: A Key Weapon Against Child Labor Exploitation
Despite global recognition of child labor as a human rights violation, millions of children are exploited in forced labor; education, including free access and support programs, is key to preventing this exploitation.
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32% Bias Score
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