Extension Services are now reaching out to help the low income farmer. Raising feeder pigs is one way in which the farmer can be helped to boost their standard of living. (MR)

New promotional material reflects attitudes of Corps members in words and pictures. (Editor)

Both absolutely and in relation to the income of other segments of the population, the present low incomes of the aged are likely to persist. In an economy distinguished by technological change and an expanding labor force, retirement is necessary." (Author)

The report of two field-workers sent by Frontier College to Cox's Cove, Newfoundland in 1968. (NL)

Proposes that the Federal Government provide loans and subsidies on a large scale to help black people own gasoline service stations. (KG)

The major hunger problem today is chronic undernutrition, the primary cause of which is poverty. Hunger can be alleviated through food supplements, nutrition programs, and disaster relief. It can be eliminated by redistributing existing wealth and producing enough food and through equitable economic growth and a world food security system. (CS)

Discusses the socioeconomic causes of the disproportionate level of poverty found among women aged 65 and over. Reasons why Social Security programs are essential for maintaining minimal standards of living for many older women are presented. Specific proposals for bringing about change are included. (AM)

Discusses trends in the descriptive literature about children and the poor. Presents anecdotal material of children's spontaneous street play and analyzes cognitive skills exhibited in these situations. (Author/GC)

Examination of the ecological relationships between the relative size of Hispanic and Anglo populations and their respective poverty rates in the urban Southwest indicates that as the proportion of Hispanics in an area increases, both Hispanics and Anglos at lower socioeconomic levels are negatively affected and Hispanic poverty ratios increase.…

Illustrates how knowledge derived from the discipline of economics can be used to help shed light on social problems such as poverty, exploitation, and alienation, and can help decision makers form policy to minimize these and similar problems. (DB)

Although the national Black unemployment rate has been improving, it has not matched gains made by the White population, and in metropolitan areas the Black unemployment rate is actually rising. Trends among the White population cannot be used to justify discontinuance of programs aimed at ameliorating unemployment among Blacks. (Author/RLV)

This article analyzes the structure of the Bowles and Gintis argument that modern schools reproduce economic inequality, that the schooling process is unjust, and that schools cannot be made fair in a capitalist society. (JMF)