Delhi When I first flew into Delhi, it was a wild experience. Three or four long lines of people in dilapidated, entry hall waiting forever on hard concrete floors. My first trip was with a delegation of organizers and many of the women regaled us with stories of coming off of a 14 hour flight …
Category: Financial Justice
Obamacare Enrollment Coming Down to Wire with a Few Exceptions
New Orleans March 31st is the official end date for enrollment for 2014 coverage under the Affordable Care Act, and the numbers are picking up everywhere as people try to get their business together before the deadline to both get coverage and avoid penalties. CMS, the Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services, has been …
Time for a “Silver Revolution?”
New Orleans A couple of days ago The Wall Street Journal ran a starkly realistic and somewhat depressing story about retirees, either voluntarily or forcibly leaving their jobs, who had been planning to find new work or who needed to find work to supplement minimal pensions or social security, who were being forced to abandon …