New Orleans Congressman Al Green from Houston was raised in New Orleans so he generously jumped at the chance to come over to address Local 100 United Labor Unions leaders from Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana at the closing of our annual leadership conference. In talking about issues for veterans, immigrants, minorities, the infirm, workers, and …
Tag: income inequality
New Study: Poverty Kills!
New Orleans This is a big deal. Dr. Sandro Galea, head of epidemiology at the prestigious Columbia University School of Public Health, and a team, published a paper calculating the deaths in the United States that derive directly from social factors. They looked at six specifics: low education, racial segregation, low social support, individual-level …
Reich’s Reverse Income Tax
New Orleans Finishing up my busman’s vacation at home over the last week or more, on a whim it seemed like a no-brainer to walk literally to the next block and finally figure out a way to get better use of my neighborhood library and show some real love to this breed heading …