Tag Archives: Economic Justice
The 2011-2012 U.N. Women Report Shows How to Apply Human Rights Law
American poverty lawyers of all specialties often hesitate before using international human rights arguments and publications in their daily work, and for good reason: the American bench has a decidedly mixed track record when it comes to citing intern…
The 2011-2012 U.N. Women Report Shows How to Apply Human Rights Law
American poverty lawyers of all specialties often hesitate before using international human rights arguments and publications in their daily work, and for good reason: the American bench has a decidedly mixed track record when it comes to citing intern…
Racial Wealth Gap Is Wide and Growing
Wealth and assets are the building blocks of economic stability and mobility. Higher levels of wealth also benefit society as a whole. Unfortunately, wealth inequality in the United States is not only wide but growing — the wealthiest tenth of Am…
Racial Wealth Gap Is Wide and Growing
Wealth and assets are the building blocks of economic stability and mobility. Higher levels of wealth also benefit society as a whole. Unfortunately, wealth inequality in the United States is not only wide but growing — the wealthiest tenth of Am…
Because You Have a Refrigerator and a Stove You Are Not Poor?
If you have a refrigerator and a stove you aren’t really poor! Or at least that is what a recent report, “Air Conditioning, Cable TV and an Xbox: What is Poverty in the United States Today,” by the Heritage Foundation claims.
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Because You Have a Refrigerator and a Stove You Are Not Poor?
If you have a refrigerator and a stove you aren’t really poor! Or at least that is what a recent report, “Air Conditioning, Cable TV and an Xbox: What is Poverty in the United States Today,” by the Heritage Foundation claims.
T…
The H-2B Program: Flaws and Promise
Most of us scream on carnival rides and enjoy seasonal treats during the summer without thinking about the laborers who make these activities possible. Many of these workers travel long distances at considerable expense to take low-paying, dangero…
The H-2B Program: Flaws and Promise
Most of us scream on carnival rides and enjoy seasonal treats during the summer without thinking about the laborers who make these activities possible. Many of these workers travel long distances at considerable expense to take low-paying, dangero…
Private Contractors for Public Services Held Accountable in Indiana
As states privatize portions of their public benefits programs in an effort to save money, more and more Americans are getting lost in the shuffle. A Recently in Indiana, a federal district court examined the privatization process in the context of one…
Single Stop USA Receives Grant to Expand Use of High Technology for Low-Income Americans
All too often, the news about low-income people and technology is bad. Low-income communities trail the rest of the country in their ability to access the internet. As a result, low-income Americans have less access to information, job opportunities, a…
