New Orleans Remittances are a huge part of the Gross National Product (GNP) of many countries around the developing world. In fact some countries like Mexico, the Philippines, and others seem to be surviving largely because they are exporting workers who are sending back money to support families. Remittances are the life blood and often …
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Learning the Suburbs
Silver Springs An interesting byproduct of providing some support on capacity building to organizations in the DC/Baltimore areas has involved my being sent to re-education camp to learn more about the vast, sprawling suburbs that dominate this area of the country. For the life of me I have to learn how to distinguish one row …