Plight of the huddled masses: A hard time for Thanksgiving
As America celebrates its great national holiday, millions of poor families face a cold and hungry festive season.
Thrown together by poverty and the pinched generosity of the United States, they waited to be interviewed to see if they were eligible for a free turkey and a bag of groceries. Mobile soup kitchens are keeping the homeless on the streets fed, but it is the working poor and those with young and old dependants who patiently line up at Bread for the City. Even with the help of government food stamps, most earn less than $7,000 (£3,400) a year, not nearly ... Full Story »
Posted by Kaizar Campwala
