New Orleans The Republicans in the House of Representatives introduced their whatchamacallit healthcare bill which some other Republicans are calling Obamacare 2.0, and you can bet that’s not a compliment. The rest of us might take some small measure of comfort in that, but this is more of a “hold your breath and hope for …
Category: Financial Justice
Where are the Citizen and Patient Protests to Protect Affordable Care?
New Orleans In the activist moment with cries for resistance, I wonder why the healthcare issue is being left behind by many, as well as the current Obamacare beneficiaries, and why we are not all massing in protest at the threats and head fake proposals to replace care? Don’t misunderstand me, I’m aware of the …
Pope Francis Forces a Rethinking on Panhandlers and Homeless
New Orleans Living and working in urban areas around the world, whether we admit it or not, we all adopt highly individualized personal policies about how to deal with personal interactions with panhandlers and the homeless, whether we admit it or not. Pope Francis speaking to a homeless zine in Italy sort of shamed almost …