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...city of New Haven has divested its pension funds from companies tied to the Sudanese government. Earlier this year, Yale University, located in New Haven, divested from seven companies that do business with Sudan. New Haven’s divestment comes on the heels of a similar decision in Providence, RI. For New Haven, the move is not unprecedented, as city officials took a similar measure in the early nineties, divesting from businesses involved in South African commerce during the era of Apartheid. The measure, passed by New Haven’s two pension boards, prevents the city?...
...year-old French student. I agree with your article about the French fear of change. While France has a particularly powerful and efficient public system of free tuition, medical and unemployment insurance and pension plans, all these lead us to be very demanding of the government. We want it to assist us with every difficulty, even if the current economic situation makes that impossible. The French have to think now about the government as a guide?not a miracle worker. Gabriel Beaudonnet Nantes, France...
...French students to start learning today. Carolyn Davenport-Moncel Courbevoie, France I am an 18-year-old French student. I agree with your article about the French fear of change. While France has a particularly powerful and efficient public system of free tuition, medical and unemployment insurance and pension plans, all these lead us to be very demanding of the government. We want it to assist us with every difficulty, even if the current economic situation makes that impossible. The French have to think now about the government as a guide - not a miracle worker. Gabriel Beaudonnet Nantes, France...
...companies tied to Sudan. Although Cambridge city councillors said there are currently no formal plans for the city to follow Providence’s lead and begin a national trend of city divestment, at least one councillor expressed interest in looking into the possibility. Cambridge holds stock through its pension fund, but city officials said they could not yet determine whether any part of that fund is invested directly or indirectly in companies tied to Sudan. And Harvard students campaigning for an end to the genocide said they would support a move to divest if city officials discover these connections.Scott...
...civil code that lays down workers' rights, but in practice you get hired the same way you get fired, at the snap of a finger. Précarité, the word that brings millions of young French people out into the streets, is the norm there. Forget about a pension big enough to retire on-you have 40 years to figure that out. Health care is more problematic, since getting sick puts you on the fast track to poverty. If you're unlucky, your employer runs out of money to pay you. If you're really unlucky, you get caught...