Vivvo CMS 4.1 PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/ ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. PRI: Public Radio International http://www.pri.org/files.php?file=rss_682409203.gif http://www.pri.org/ Commentator says fiscal cliff negotiators are leaving poor behind http://www.pri.org/stories/politics-society/smiley-urges-obama-to-take-action-against-increasing-poverty-rates-12367.html Politics and Society Fri, 14 Dec 2012 09:00:00 -0600 Now more than ever there's a need to set partisan differences aside to address the number of Americans living in poverty, activists say. But with no representation for the growing number of people falling into poverty, some are calling fiscal cliff negotiations a threat to our democracy. PRI: Public Radio International