Nov 12th, 2008 · Based on an Indian novel about a TV quiz show contestant from the Mumbai slums, Danny Boyle's film has already sparked Oscar talk. Critic Bob Mondello says that chatter is entirely justified. (Recommended)
Aug 11th, 2008 · Scottish criminologist-turned-crime-writer Denise Mina writes about slums and public housing projects — and the unlikely, imperfect characters who make their homes there.
Jul 13th, 2008 · Health officials have been sending warnings to avoid tap water and ice, which they say is tainted. But those most at risk are people who live in the city slums, where few have cell phones or television to receive the notices.
Jun 30th, 2008 · Through photos and writings documenting poverty in New York City in the late 19th century, a Danish immigrant became a famous campaigner against slum housing. Two new books tell the story of Jacob Riis, a social reformer and natural showman.
May 11th, 2008 · A truce is in place in Baghdad's Sadr City, where more than 1,000 people have been killed in fighting that has waged for the last six weeks. NPR's Ivan Watson talks about the pause in the violence and his visit to the main checkpoint between the Shiite slum and the rest of Baghdad.
May 11th, 2008 · A tenuous ceasefire is in place in Baghdad's Sadr City on Sunday. The Iraqi government and militia members loyal to the anti-American cleric Muqtadah Al-Sadr temporarily agreed to lay down arms. Fighting has been raging in the Shiite slum for the last six weeks, and more than 1,000 people have been killed.
May 6th, 2008 · Civilians are fleeing Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood, home to more than 2 million people, amid continued fighting between American-backed Iraqi forces and Shiite militiamen. U.S. aircraft launched four more rockets overnight into the slum.
May 6th, 2008 · News worth an honorable mention, including claims that visitors to Brazil can pay not only to visit the country's sprawling slums, or favelas, but that they can also shake hands with a AK-47-toting drug lord.