Affordability

Financial Justice Ideas and Issues

Washington It would seem like the simplest of standards for a lender, when giving a loan to someone for anything, to make sure that the loan is affordable to the borrower. If a loan wasn’t really affordable to the borrower, then no institution would ever loan them the money because the risk would be too …

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School Diversification

Financial Justice Ideas and Issues

New Orleans In the shocking wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s rollback on the utilization of race for assuring both equity and diversity in schools, one area worth a harder look is the utilization of socio-economic status (SES) as the determining factor in pupil placement. This standard is being used in some school districts impacting …

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US Social Forum

ACORN Ideas and Issues International

New Orleans        The Social Forum movement has been an interesting and important development over the last decade.  Beginning in Brazil, fueled by the growth of the Brazilian Workers Party and the election of Lula Silva as President of the country, World Social Forums have enjoyed private and public support and have held large annual …

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