New Orleans Almost everyone else in America knows that we have a national affordable housing crisis. Maybe someone in Washington could take a minute out of their day pop by or send an email to Dr. Ben Carson, the head of Trump’s Housing and Urban Development (HUD) operation responsible for housing and give him a …
Month: April 2018
Inequality Breeds Epidemics and Can Kill More than Just the Poor
New Orleans Spoiler alert. There is not a happy ending to this story without wide scale change in inequality. Turns out that not only is the wealth and income gap destroying our democracy and much of the social fabric of our lives and communities, but it is also breeding infectious diseases that leap past the …
Apps for SNAP with Both Green and Yellow Lights Flashing
New Orleans An internet application that would allow food stamp recipients participating in SNAP, or Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program as the government calls it now, seems like a great idea. A Brooklyn-based startup called Propel created an app that allows recipients to check on their smartphones and see how much of their benefits they have …