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...file federal taxes at irs.gov for free. Much as the AMT catches the high end of filers, the expansion of the earned income tax credit makes a preparer attractive for folks closer to the bottom of the distribution. Plus, as Eric Toder, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute who has studied the adoption of tax software, says, "You need to own a computer, as well...
...Mayor Hsu Tain-tsair, a U.S.-educated economist, is readying his city for the surge. He has rehabilitated a long-neglected urban canal, allowed expat jazz bands to perform next to 300-year-old temples and supported a public arts district along Hai-An Road where, several years ago, local artists began painting giant murals on the sides of abandoned homes. One eye-popping example, called Blueprint for its rendering of an architectural drawing, spawned an adjacent pub by the same name-one of many in the district that draws late-night sidewalk crowds quaffing Belgian ales...
...M.D.C.-Christian march. Tsvangirai was taken into custody and beaten savagely. Since 2000, Mugabe has also encouraged mobs to invade farms owned by the country's remaining white residents, who number in the tens of thousands and mainly back the opposition. The M.D.C.'s principal base is in the urban slums, so Mugabe destroyed many of them, forcing millions of shanty dwellers into the streets or exile. The opposition called a general strike on April 2, but it's hard for a strike to have much impact when many of its potential supporters are outside the country...
...Cambridge seems to have an embarrassment of riches,” Reeves said. “But on the other hand it has all the problems of urban America...
They’re missing the point of the conversation. While what they are saying may have some validity, their defensiveness causes them to overlook the institutionalized disadvantages that black people face in today’s society. It’s no secret that urban black communities are disproportionately affected by low-performing schools and crime. The problem of underperforming schools is crucial because it handicaps many of the kids in the community by not equipping them with the necessary tools or mindset to be able to succeed beyond high school...