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The Low-Grade Heroin Ravaging Serbia's Roma Underclass
Called "pajdo," the drug is cheap and plentiful, but destroys the bodies of users who are already suffering under the crushing weight of poverty and racism.
Rich Kids Eat Tons of Fast Food, Too
New data shows that kids from well-to-do backgrounds eat just as many crappy tacos and cheap burgers as those from low-income families.
What’s Behind Melbourne’s Love Affair With the Milk Crate?
You know the look instantly: Unpolished timber, peeling paint, some Edison lightbulbs, and a slew of plastic crates picked up for nothing from an alley somewhere.
Russia Is Destroying Tons of Western Food to Mark a Year of Retaliatory Sanctions
Officials ordered steamrollers and tractors to ruin mounds of food on Thursday, despite the outrage of protesters calling for the government to donate the banned goods to the needy.
This Is What It's Like to Be Homeless in College
Most students aren't sure what they want to do after graduation, and there's something sexy about that. But there's nothing sexy about not knowing where your next meal will come from.
Delungra Is the Poorest, Happiest Town in Australia
The Australian Tax Office has named Delungra the lowest earning town in the country. We asked some locals what it's like to live there.
How New York's Massive Homeless Population Endured Winter 2015
I talked to homeless New Yorkers about taking refuge on the subway, watching out for the cops, and why sleeping on the street was sometimes better than staying in a homeless shelter.
One of East London's Last Non-Yuppie Markets Could Soon Disappear
The Waste market in Dalston is the last of its kind in an East End that's changed beyond all recognition. Now, its future is uncertain.
In Defense Of Amager
When people call it shit island, they tend to forget the many nourishing qualities of feces.
The Secret Costs and Profits DJs Aren't Talking About
Doesn’t it feel good to know that DJs have bills to pay too?
Visiting the Last Remnants of San Francisco's Low Income Apartment Buildings
San Francisco's SROs (single room occupancy housing) once used to function as low-cost dormitory-style apartments for the city's artists, students, and transient workers. In the first in a three-part series, we look at SROs today: mismanaged apartments...
The Kitchen Divides Pakistan's Rich and Poor
When visiting my extended family in Pakistan, I am hyper-aware of the differences between the rich and the poor. Even at home, the classes are separated as young, impoverished men cook meals in sweltering heat for their employers.