The Reagan-Bushes-Clinton Legacy keeps on ticking…
118 years after
Jacob Riis’ HOW THE OTHER HALF LIVES
&
42 years after
Michael Harrington’s THE OTHER AMERICA.
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This is the true obscenity of unrestrained greed
with its consorts of arrogance and stupidity.
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ABC NEWS
April 22, 2008
Life Expectancy Slips in Poor Parts of America
New Study Shows Drop in Life Expectancy in Deep South, Parts of Midwest, Texas and Appalachia, Particularly for Women
April 22, 2008
A new nationwide study shows that depending on where you live, your life expectancy could actually be getting shorter, especially if you’re a woman.
Centenarians discuss the key to longevity.
“One out of five American women have had their health either getting worse or at best not getting better,” said Dr. Majid Ezzati of the Harvard School of Public Health.
The joint Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Washington study found that 4 percent of the male population and 19 percent of the female population experienced either decline or stagnation in mortality beginning in the 1980s.