Dallas We condemn China’s regular crackdowns of dissidents and many countries offer them safe harbor. We cheer the courageous members of Pussy Riot in Russia or Femen in the Ukraine who have stood up to governments for the freedom of speech and the rights of women. We are outraged at the military coups that subvert …
Category: Ideas and Issues
Public Employers are Dangerously Confused about Protecting Workers’ Pensions
Shreveport Pensions at their core are deferred wages set aside for the future use of workers when they are unable to collect their salaries. If there were no pensions, presumably wages would be higher, depending on tax policies of course. Employers and politicians would never think they had the right to raid their workers’ money …
Developing Money Transfer Alternatives to Beat the Remittance Cartels
New Orleans As we were debating next steps for ACORN International’s Remittance Justice Campaign in Bristol, it was exciting to hear that Italy and Honduras are beginning to make more progress in taking the steps to get legislative assemblies to regulate the costs of transfers, and certainly as ACORN grows in the United Kingdom there …