Internet Monopolies Walls are Going to Tumble

ACORN ACORN International Canada Citizen Wealth

Dallas     At the ACORN Canada staff training and then the management meeting in Montreal, we spent a LOT of time assessing and strategizing about our next steps on our Digital Access to Opportunities campaign which, plainly stated, continues to be our effort to build bridges for lower income families across the digital divide. In Canada the …

Continue Reading

Taking the Poor Door to Extremes in London

ACORN International Citizen Wealth Financial Justice International

Warren, Arkansas       Recently we discussed the potential evolution of the so-called “poor door” housing programs implemented by developers trying to segregate one-percenters from affordable housing units in their complexes in New York City.  I warned that Mumbai offered a potential case study in how such lack of integration could lead to rebuilding substandard housing next …

Continue Reading

New York’s “Poor Door” Could Lead to Mumbai’s Slum Sister Developments

ACORN International Citizen Wealth Financial Justice

Dallas   So-called voluntary inclusionary zoning in New York City allowing private developers to add more density and receive tax breaks in exchange for constructing a certain number of affordable housing units has led to controversy, as the city tries to make the program mandatory for new developments and as developers exploit loopholes that allow segregation …

Continue Reading