Philanthropy has work to do. And it’s not simply to be charitable and feed the hungry. The scale of United States national debt is so big – we’re talking $11-14 trillion – and there is national, state, and municipal deficits too. Meanwhile, the amount of money held in most foundations for social justice and community-based...
Read More...In case you thought income inequality wasn’t bad enough, the 2008 recession made it worse. September Census Bureau stats for 2008 household income show a decline in incomes across the board, but less of a decline for those in higher brackets. If we are to live in a just society we need to adequately develop effective programs...
Read More...No one says, they want people to be poor, but plenty say, ‘we don’t want to spend public money on social programs to help the poor’. The result is that the poor continue to get poorer and right-wing politician and fearful liberals hold on even tighter to their wallets. The newest economic inequality data is horrifying....
Read More...We are now seeing in the extreme what happens in a boom and bust cycle–when the “boom” years are followed by a bleak period after the bubble bursts. To rid ourselves of these extreme gyrations, the government should act like a balance wheel, which aims both to stabilize social conditions and maintain social equilibrium. During the...
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