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...Whether it means talking with someone who works in your dining hall or stopping to catch up with the janitor you’ve seen in the Science Center, you may learn that someone you see every day has lost an eighth of her salary and can no longer afford to pay rent. These human interactions are a key ingredient to having a respectful community, but they also contribute to the public’s understanding of how administrative decision-making affects real people...

Author: By Megan A. Shutzer | Title: Losing a Living Wage | 9/8/2009 | See Source »

...This isn’t a solution we can live on. We need to do something that will bring cost under control,” Weingarten said of the Republicans’ plan. “We cannot afford to let insurance companies play with our lives and our money as they continue to cover less for more with no incentive to change...

Author: By Manning Ding, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Politicos Debate Cure for Healthcare Woes | 9/7/2009 | See Source »

...argument is airtight. Since Harvard is still the wealthiest university out there, and many other universities undergoing similar budget crises can still afford hot breakfasts, there’s no reason why we shouldn’t offer them...

Author: By Robert G. King | Title: The Breakfast Deficit | 9/7/2009 | See Source »

...this season's firefighting in California comes just as the state has made vast and deep cuts in nearly all services to balance its books. Can California afford to fight fires given its budget woes? And when does the federal government step in? (What things should you save if your home is threatened by fire...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can Budget-Strapped California Afford More Wildfires? | 9/7/2009 | See Source »

Meanwhile, private schools are exploding in popularity as parents who can afford it pull their kids out of the state system, driven not by religious concerns but by a desire to maximize their child's chances for doing well on the university entrance exam, seen as the first step to a more secure social and financial future. One longtime educator explained to me that for most public-school principals just getting the kids into the building in the morning, then out in the afternoon, and perhaps having them make it to the end of the school year, is what passes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Back to School in Iran: How to Deal with a Bad Summer | 9/7/2009 | See Source »

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