Tegucigalpa What are the odds that as we talk about achieving living wages and income security as a central theme of Citizen Wealth that in successive days there are surprising stories of domestic workers winning or holding on to higher wages in both Brazil and Saudi Arabia? Admittedly, it is hard to organize a parade …
Category: Ideas and Issues
Embracing the “Informal” Economy for the 20% Unemployed Men
New Orleans Somehow the columnists are finally noticing that there are a lot of men (and most of them are still men) who are woefully out of work. Both the Times’ David Brooks and David Leonhardt have commented on the fact that 20% of American men are out of work between 25 and 54. Brooks …
The Loan from Malcolm X’s Sister
New Orleans It is interesting how sometimes it is the little things that make such a huge difference. Reading Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention I was struck by what might seem the smallest of insignificant details that turned out to impact certainly Malcolm’s life and perhaps had an impact of millions. In the midst …