Two products completely free at all Aldi stores for certain shoppers
Aldi UK is providing free period products to shoppers as part of its initiative to address period poverty.
NJ Senate votes 38–0 to require free menstrual products at public colleges under ‘menstrual equity’ bill
New Jersey's Senate voted unanimously to mandate free menstrual products at public colleges to address period poverty and promote menstrual equity.
Dear Zweig, I write to distract myself... from my misery. The crazy letters of Joseph Roth
The article discusses the correspondence between Joseph Roth and Stefan Zweig during the difficult period between the two World Wars, highlighting Roth's struggles with poverty and health.
This country taxes menstrual pads as luxury goods. She's suing to end the tax
Bushra Mahnoor is suing the government in Pakistan to eliminate the tax on menstrual pads, which are classified as luxury items, highlighting the stigma and financial burden on women who struggle to afford period supplies.
Tomáš Forró: Venezuela – From Oil Power to Decline
The excerpt from Tomáš Forró's book discusses how Venezuela, under Hugo Chávez's rule since 1999, faced the repetition and exacerbation of past failures that led to widespread poverty despite a brief period of wealth in the mid-2000s.