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...that the bright outlooks ignore the darker realities of relying on government stimulus money to restore economic growth. "Ultimately, states are going to have to cut spending and raise taxes to pay for what they've already spent," he says. "That means a period of fewer public jobs, reduced aid payments and less disposable income in consumers' pockets. Businesses will only start reinvesting money on production and jobs when they're sure demand has returned - and that isn't likely before we see government undertake cost-cutting we know is inevitable." (Read a piece on London as part of TIME...
...international community has reached out to Haiti in an unprecedented manner. This is our opportunity, Haitians, members of the Haitian diaspora, and friends of Haiti to reach back in partnership. This task will not be easy, for a true partnership calls for more than monetary aid, colorful ideas, and the “sympathetic” revisiting of Haitian history. What is needed is a coherent and executable plan that will give agency, not pity, to the Haitian people as they reconstruct their country with international support. Too many times in the past, good intentions have died on Haitian shores...
...some Evangelical churches are finally realizing that the racial divide is alive and well. Where have they been? Where might clergy look today for more current insights regarding integration? Gays in our society. But of course, these churches will continue to condemn gays, with the aid of their Scripture, in much the way they castigated blacks. What...
...global health and social justice issues,” Haverkamp said, explaining why SAGHAH is part of the “Harvard for Haiti” campaign. Whereas faculty-based organizations such as Partners In Health and Harvard Humanitarian Initiative have the resources to provide on-site medical aid, student groups in SAGHAH are seeking to develop feasible response efforts on campus...
Song and Haverkamp also emphasized the need for the public to understand that aid requires a long-term investment...