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Donovan, who served as Commissioner of the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development beginning in 2004, was appointed by President Barack Obama to lead HUD through a severe housing crisis that has contributed to the worst economic slowdown since the Great Depression.
“Unless we do something radically different in educating our most vulnerable children, there is no way we will remain the kind of superpower that we are today,” Canada said. “I am convinced that this is a crisis.”
Nine months ago, the nation was outraged over the awarding of bonuses to some of the executives whose firms’ irresponsible actions helped precipitate the financial crisis. Now, America’s focus on financial regulation seems to have shifted to the other issues of the day.
However, the policy is ultimately little more than a symbolic gesture and a Band-Aid fix to a problem that is in dire need of a suture. Simply cutting the pay of executives does little to address the systemic problems that helped give rise to the financial crisis. The Obama...
“We’re facing a crisis and we need to mobilize as a community, which is what we hope weatherization does,” said Steve Morr-Wineman, a member of the HEET Board of Directors. “Our spirit and practice is that we...