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American Dream Fading for Many Citizens

The American Human Development Index is a new, single measure of well-being for all Americans based on indicators in three key areas: health, education and income.

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Oxfam, CIW Celebrate Burger King’s Promise of a Wage Hike for Tomato Pickers
Oxfam, CIW Celebrate Burger King’s Promise of a Wage Hike for Tomato Pickers
A penny a pound more for the tomatoes they pick could mean a near doubling of wages for Florida field laborers.
A House for Miss Betty
A House for Miss Betty
Oxfam's partner TRAC is building a better model for bayou living in Chauvin, Lousiana. A multimedia slideshow presentation.
At Mining Conference, Indigenous Groups from North and South Trade Tactics
At Mining Conference, Indigenous Groups from North and South Trade Tactics
Sharing what they know, groups that work on mining find strength in numbers.
With Oxfam's Help, a Taos Project Helps Nurture Healthy Food Systems
With Oxfam's Help, a Taos Project Helps Nurture Healthy Food Systems
Shared interests in food and social justice are at the heart of this community development program
US Farmworkers Reach Historic Agreement with McDonald's
US Farmworkers Reach Historic Agreement with McDonald's
Following two years of pressure from the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, the fast-food chain has promised to increase the pay of Florida tomato pickers by a penny a pound.

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WHAT OXFAM IS DOING

US Gulf Coast Recovery

Preserving a Living for Family Farmers

Protecting Workers' Rights

Supporting Native Americans Affected by Mining

RESEARCH

Like Machines in the Fields: Workers without Rights in American Agriculture

Campaign for a Just Food and Farm Policy
Campaign for a Just Food and Farm Policy
Why are family farmers going out of business? Who benefits from agricultural policy? The globalization of agriculture raises questions for all of us.

Next Generation of Mining Executives Debate Community Rights
Next generation of mining executives debate community rights Oxfam organizer travels to top mining schools to talk about mining's social and environmental effects.