Amman I spent a couple of interesting hours meeting and briefing the Solidarity Center staff in Amman one morning. It is interesting to imagine having responsibilities for countries that range from Palestine to Jordan to Iraq to Bahrain to Tunisa and others in this troubled area on one agenda or another. As always, I …
Category: Financial Justice
More Forced Work
Denver The slow but inexorably punishing path forcing fragile families off of the last vestiges of welfare into the semblance of work continues. The rate of decrease from the welfare rolls has slowed appreciably and federal aid cutbacks now loom with steep financial penalties. An article in the Denver Post written by Kevin Freking of …
Interest Abuse!
Buenos Aires Today’s headlines in the Nacion indicate that the government announced a brand-new program to assist renters to become first time homeowners. Essentially, the Argentina government is trying to create a secondary market to encourage homeownership. The early outlines are interesting. A renter has to prove that they have successfully paid rent for 12 …