New Orleans Just like the next guy, I am a huge fan of anyone who agrees with me and sings verses of my songs, especially if by some total, blooming miracle it turns out to be on the op-ed page of the New York Times, but that is by god where Charles Blow rolls out …
Category: Citizen Wealth
Coming Republican Governors’ Crisis on Unemployment and Benefits
New Orleans When governments do not support full access to the programs that support citizen wealth, the entire community suffers and pays the price, not just the family. Michael Siemienas, speaking for SuperValu (owner of Save-A-Lot which is only a couple of blocks from my house) hit on this point in a Times’ piece saying …
New Study: Poverty Kills!
New Orleans This is a big deal. Dr. Sandro Galea, head of epidemiology at the prestigious Columbia University School of Public Health, and a team, published a paper calculating the deaths in the United States that derive directly from social factors. They looked at six specifics: low education, racial segregation, low social support, individual-level …