Indianapolis There’s a funny thing that happened to the Republicans as they tried to take away the healthcare guarantees embedded in the Affordable Care Act for all Americas: they made it more popular! The message they missed from citizens and voters is that they may have wanted improvements in the pricing, coverage, and general package, …
Category: Financial Justice
The Affordable Care Act Needs to be Enforced by the IRS Now
New Orleans These days everyone wants to talk about taxes, I get that, and that means the IRS, right? Sure it does, but while we’re talking about the IRS let’s talk about the fact that they need to get on the stick and enforce all the laws, not just the ones they feel like, and …
The City of the Future is Not a Technical Problem
New Orleans We have been lucky the last month. ACORN International has enjoyed the help of a smart and adventuresome young woman, Luba Batembergska, from Sofia, Bulgaria with wide interests in social justice, environment, education, and social welfare. We have tried to embed her deeply in various organizing field experiences to give her tools and …