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The article discusses the Asian rice industry in relation to the author's claim that governments in places such as Indonesia cause their own citizens to become poorer by interfering in the rice market as of 2015. According to the article, the wholesale cost of rice is higher in Indonesia than Cambodia due to Indonesia's role as a net importer of rice and Cambodia's ability to grow more rice than the nation needs. Transportation costs, import subsidies, and tariffs are also examined.

The article discusses international economic assistance to development countries, including the politically corrupt Malawi government's stealing aid money. An overview of the percentage of international economic aid that reaches poor people in developing countries is provided.

The article discusses the relationship between mortality rates and income in the U.S., referencing a study conducted by social scientists Janet Currie and Hannes Schwandt published in the journal "Science." The increase in life expectancy among poor people in the U.S., including the role that decreasing smoking rates plays in health improvements, is discussed. Decreases in mortality rates among middle-aged white Americans are also discussed.

The article discusses chronic non-infectious diseases among the poor slum-dwellers in Kenya, including the impact of diet on health and Kenyans' non-infectious diseases of asthma, hypertension, heart disease and diabetes.

The article discusses antigovernment protests, food shortages, and violent crime in Venezuela as of March 2014, focusing on the claim that support among the poor people for the government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is conditional. According to the article, opposition leaders have been arrested and armed civilian gangs (colectivos) have been filmed and photographed using firearms against protesters. The Democratic Unity alliance and data from the Datos polling firm are examined.

The article discusses child poverty in Japan, including the impact that dropping out of school has on poverty, poor children's eating of junk food and the impact of low-paid jobs of parents on child poverty.

The article focuses on the impact of gentrification on the poor in Washington, D.C. in 2015. Topics include the number of black residents that have left urban centers between 1990 and 2010, the use of rent control regulations in metropolitan areas, and if minorities are disproportionately displaced by gentrification.