Nairobi After an absence of three or four years where I’ve kept up with ACORN Kenya and its work through Skype and written reports, I was curious how different Nairobi might look when I hit the ground. The line at Customs was no shorter despite a new requirement that visas be obtained via the internet …
Category: Citizen Wealth
The Problem of Obamacare Dropouts: Cost, Confusion, and Language
New Orleans We’re knocking on the door of another Affordable Care Act enrollment period beginning November 1st. There are ten million eligible people who have not yet received coverage of whom 40% or 4 million are lower income. Reports indicate that there are improvements in the website, but there is no indication that there is …
Weatherization Not Worth It? Say It’s Not So!
Little Rock For forty years, home weatherization has been one of those gold standard programs supposedly benefiting lower income families by tightening up their houses to the elements and thereby allowing them to save money on heating and electric bills. We have endorsed these programs, advocated them, and even participated in them over the years, …