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That's Got Shall Get

Nathalie Baptiste The American Prospect
Two years after we last investigated the the foreclosure crisis in most affluent black county in America, things aren't exactly looking up—except, maybe, for the banks.

Amid Soaring Profits, Walmart Cuts Health Insurance for 30,000 Workers

Sarah Lazare Common Dreams
Walmart, the largest retailer in the world and the largest private employer in U.S. announces the elimination of insurance for an estimated 30,000 part-time workers and across-the-board hikes in health insurance premium costs for the remainder of its workforce. Despite soaring profits, Walmart is cutting health insurance for its part-time workers even as it is "systematically eroding full-time jobs."

Government Cuts in Funding Delayed WHO Response to Ebola Crisis

Sarah Boseley The Guardian
According to leading Ebola experts, major cuts in funding from the U.S., Britain, and European governments to the World Health Organization (WHO) contributed to critical delays in responding to the Ebola outbreak in west Africa, which allowed the epidemic to spin out of control. Citing the international recession, Western governments dramatically reduced their contributions to the WHO, and also failed to implement much-needed structural reforms.

What Happened to the Child Refugee Border Crisis?

Emily Schwartz Greco OtherWords
The headlines regarding the "border crisis" caused by the thousands of unaccompanied Central American children crossing the U.S. border have faded, but not so the problems that forced them to embark upon their dangerous journeys. U.S. government officials are adopting an "out of sight, out of mind" approach to a problem that has deep roots, including the destabilizing role of successive U.S. administrations in Central America.

Female Workers Who Rely on Tips More Sexually Harassed

Renee Lewis Al Jazeera
According to a report by the Restaurant Opportunity Center United (ROC), workers who like female restaurant workers rely on tips to make a living experience twice as much sexual harassment as those earning minimum wage. The report, "The Glass Floor: Sexual Harassment in the Restaurant Industry," asserts laws that allow employers to pay "tipped" workers below the minimum wage place female restaurant workers in a "uniquely vulnerable position."

Haiti's Duvaliers Are Dead; But Duvalierism Lives On

Amy Wilentz AmyWilentz.Com
Last week Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier died, signaling the passing of the last Duvalier to rule Haiti. But corruption in Haiti is still rampant, and the U.S.-backed regime of President Michel Martelly uses the political toolbox developed by the Duvaliers to control the country. "Papa Doc" and "Baby Doc" Duvalier are dead; but Duvalierism lives on.

Deadly Force, in Black and White

Ryan Gabrielson, Ryann Grochowski Jones and Eric Sagara ProPublica
A ProPublica analysis of killings by police shows outsize risk for young black males.