Senator Whitehouse: Social Security Creates Freedom

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) says that social security creates freedom in America because it saves seniors from poverty. (1:05)

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Homeless, Poor Need Stronger Representation, Says Reverend

Rev. David Beckmann says the population of homeless and impoverished people in this country need stronger representation among elites. (0:19)

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We Must Help The Poor Working To Strive, Says Reverend

Rev. David Beckmann says we must alleviate hunger and poverty in the United States by helping those who are working to make a better future for their children. (0:08)

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U.N. Talk Radio Day: Interview with the U.N. Millennium Campaign

TRNS Managing Editor Victoria Jones speaks with Anita Sharma with the United Nations Millennium Campaign about what her organization is doing to combat world poverty. (11:31)
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Poverty never too far away

Joy Phumaphi, Vice President for Human Development at the World Bank, says that while economic improvements in poorer countries have been made, the global financial crisis puts those improvements in danger. (0:31)
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10.3 million people facing poverty

Robert Greenstein, Founder and Executive Director of the research organization The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities said that based on unemployment predictions, the amount of people living in poverty may rise by 10.3 million. (0:18)
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Poor need to be spoken for

Gawain Kripke, Spokesman for Oxfam America, says his organization held a rally today because they feel it is important for world leaders to recognize global poverty at this weekend's G-20 financial crisis summit. (0:23)
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State Senator Harris: Poverty rates high in nation’s wealthiest state

State Senator Jonathan Harris (D-Conn.) talks about the increasing poverty problem in his home state of Connecticut. Harris says that by many measures Connecticut is the wealthiest state in the nation, but it also has high child and overall poverty rates. Harris explains that even in Hartford, the state’s capital, there is a child poverty rate of 43.4 percent, meaning that nearly one in every two children living in Hartford is living in poverty. (1:18)
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Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity: “A moment in need of a movement”

Jodie Levin-Epstein of the Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity talks about the most important requirement for fighting poverty: time. She says the movement will require both action and accountability. Levin-Epstein says that fighting poverty is not only the right thing to do, but what is needed to keep “our nation’s engine competitive in the global marketplace”. (0:42)
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Edwards: International poverty a security threat

Former Senator John Edwards (D-N.C.) says that the next president must understand that international poverty is a national security interest, saying that terrorism grows from unsatisfactory economic conditions. (0:47)
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Edwards calls for second stimulus package

Former Senator John Edwards (D-N.C.) calls for a second stimulus package that would help Americans’ struggle with energy costs and prevent states from from encountering budget crises, saying that the potential to change lives is great. (0:51)
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Escaping the horrors of poverty

Former Secretary of State of the United States, Madeleine Albright, speaks on behalf of the Organization of American States on “Making the Law Work for Everyone.” Albright talks about the vicious cycle created when poor people cannot escape poverty and face a “denial of access to justice.” (0:36)
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Danny Glover speaks on global food crisis

Award winning actor, Danny Glover speaks out about the United States large waste of food that could be going to help feed children in underdeveloped countries. (1:19)
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An Interview with Dr. Lawrence Brilliant of Google.org

Talk Radio News Bureau Chief Ellen Ratner interviews Dr. Lawrence Brilliant, an epidemiologist who works with Google.org, the philanthropic arm of Google.com. Dr. Brilliant discussed the five strategic initiatives at Google.org, which is funded by 1 percent of Google equity, profits, and employee time.
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