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Privatopia in India

Posted on June 09, 2008
The New York Times today published a story on privatopian communities (borrowing from Evan McKenzie) in India: Somini Sengupta, "Inside Gate, India's Good Life; Outside, the Servant's Slums)," NYTimes, June 9, 2008. Associated slideshow here. -E.R. erosser@wcl...

News Coverage: Gas Prices in Rural Areas

Posted on June 09, 2008
The New York Times published a story of interest: Clifford Krauss, "Rural U.S. Takes Worst Hit as Gas Tops $4 Average," NYTimes, June 9, 2008. Linked to the story is an interactive graphic on the varying impact of gas prices...

Paper worth reading: Privatization, Policy Paralysis, and the Poor

Posted on June 07, 2008
David A. Super has a new paper worth checking out: David A. Super, Privatization, Policy Paralysis, and the Poor, 96 Calif. L. Rev. 393 (2008). So far I have been unable to find an online version other than through Lexis...

Article of Interest (and conference announcement): Poverty and Violent Conflict

Posted on June 06, 2008
The Households in Conflict Network's 4th Annual Workshop is being held at Yale College, Dec. 5-6, 2008. The call for papers is here. From the HiCN website: Violent conflicts are a substantial barrier to economic development. Almost one third of...

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More news coverage of global food crisis

Posted on June 06, 2008
The following links and stories may be of interest to those concerned or interested in the global food crisis: Amartya Sen, "Op-Ed: The Rich Get Hungrier," New York Times, May 28, 2008 [very good op-ed from Nobel Prize winner]. World...

Reviving a Paper Mill - Worker Stakeholders

Posted on June 05, 2008
The New York Times today covered the revival of a paper mill, in a story that shows the value of non-owner stakeholders: Fernanda Santos, "Revived Paper Mill Brings a Town Back With It," NY Times June 5, 2008; there is...

Fuel Poverty: UK and the US

Posted on June 03, 2008
A non-profit, Economic Opportunity Studies, has released a (short) report delineating the difference between the view on fuel poverty within the US and the UK. The UK, it should be noted, has stated that fuel poverty occurs when a home...

New York Times Editorial on Immigration

Posted on June 03, 2008
The New York Times published a strong editorial, "The Great Immigration Panic," June 3, 2008 that calls attention to how history will judge our current zenophobia. It is worth reading even though more explicitly tied to the ImmigrationProf Blog. -[In...

Millions unable to access HIV/AIDS Medication

Posted on June 03, 2008
The World Health Organization, UNAids, and Unicef have stated that they are two years behind on their access target of placing 3 million people on antiretroviral therapy (ART). The main reason behind the slow movement of these agencies is attributed....

Jack Kemp and George Mitchell on Poverty in the Spotlight

Posted on June 02, 2008
Of interest: Jack Kemp & George Mitchell, "Poverty Has Returned to the Public Agenda," Spotlight on Poverty. Note that if you go to the link you will also find number of other op-eds on poverty from the Spotlight on Poverty...

Gentrification in Portland, Oregon: "... upper-middle-class progressivism ..."

Posted on May 29, 2008
The New York Times published a story on gentrification in Portand, Oregon: William Yardley, "Racial Shift in Progressive City Spurs Talks," NY Times, May 29, 2008. with an associated slide show. -E.R. erosser@wcl.american.edu

Critical Perspectives on Our Times

Posted on May 27, 2008
Two recent (and brief) Hofstra Law Review articles take up some of the challenges of our times -- inequality chief among them -- from a critical perspective and they are both worth reading: Mari Matsuda, The Flood: Political Economy and...

Harvard Law Review Note: Never Again Should A People Starve in A World of Plenty

Posted on May 20, 2008
A new Harvard Law Review Note of interest: Never Again Should A People Starve in A World of Plenty, 121 Harv. L. Rev. 1886 (2008). -E.R. erosser@wcl.american.edu

Article: The Internationalization of Public Interest Law

Posted on May 20, 2008
An article of interest that places great weight on immigration to explain a change in public interest law... Scott L. Cummings, The Internationalization of Public Interest Law, 57 Duke L.J. 891 (2008). Abstract below: This Article is an account of...

Article of Interest: Child Support Harming Children

Posted on May 18, 2008
A paper that got mailed to me may be of general interest: Daniel L. Hatcher, Child Support Harming Children: Subordinating the Best Interests of Children to the Fiscal Interests of the State, 42 Wake Forest L. Rev. 1029 (2007) [it...

Great Corbert Report interview of Grover Norquist

Posted on May 15, 2008
Last night, Monday, May 14, 2008, Stephen Colbert interviewed Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform on his show. For those addicted to the show, the interview stands out for its particularly harsh questions; check it out here (I found...

Labor and Employment Law & Law and Society Conferences

Posted on May 13, 2008
Two Call for Papers from the Legal Scholarship Blog: 3rd Annual Colloquium on Current Scholarship in Labor & Employment Law, San Diego Oct 23-25, 2008, Call for papers deadline July 31, 2008. Midwest Law and Society Retreat, Univ. of Wisconsin,...

Paper of interest: Levy & Temin on Inequality and Institutions in 20th Century America

Posted on May 13, 2008
This is dated, but I just came across it: Frank Levy & Peter Temin, "Inequality and Institutions in 20th Century America," MIT Dept. of Econ. Working Paper No. 07-17 (June 27, 2007). The New America Foundation has an audio file...

State Welfare Efforts

Posted on May 12, 2008
An article of interest in the New York Times today: Rachel L. Swarns, "State Programs Add Safety Net for the Poorest," NYTimes, May 12, 2008. The article also has a graphic presenting assistance after welfare programs across the U.S. -E.R....

End of the Semester Blues - a quick link

Posted on May 09, 2008
Academic Aside: If you are in the midst of either taking exams, or grading exams, it is worth checking out this old post from Daniel J. Solove on Concurring Opinions. -E.R. erosser@wcl.american.edu

New Paper: Welfare Reform in a Global Economy

Posted on May 07, 2008
Steven D. Schwinn has posted "Welfare Reform in a Global Economy" (J. of Gender, Race & Justice Vol. 11, No. 2, 2008) to SSRN. Below is the abstract: The federal government's welfare reform efforts have two defining characteristics: first, welfare...

Global Food Crisis

Posted on May 06, 2008
The "globe's worst food crisis in a generation" is occurring right now and the Washington Post today published a good introduction to the crisis. Anthony Faiola, "The New Economics of Hunger," Washington Post, April 27, 2008. A photo gallery is...

The Balance Sheet of Low-Income Households

Posted on May 06, 2008
How poor or not poor are low-income households. Two divergent perspectives on what the poor own and what it means can be found in: Adam Carasso & Signe-Mary McKernan, "The Balance Sheet of Low-Income Households: What We Know About Their...

Children's Budget 2008

Posted on May 02, 2008
First Focus: Making Children and Families the Priority, a research/lobbying organization, has finished a report that looks at the amount the U.S. spends on children. "Children's Budget 2008" does a couple of helpful things: it breaks down the different programs...

Frank I. Michelman on Socioeconomic Rights in Constitutional Law

Posted on May 02, 2008
Though this blog has not spent time highlighting socioeconomic rights papers, Frank I. Michelman recently presented a draft of a theoretical, yet approachable, piece: "Socioeconomic Rights in constitutional law: explaining America away." The abstract is below: The apparent omission of...

Conference Announcement: Labor History

Posted on May 02, 2008
The Pacific Northwest Labour History Association and the Labor & Working Class History Association are sponsoring a conference entitled Indigenous, Immigrant, Migrant Labour & Globalization, June 6-8, 2008 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The call for papers deadline has passed...

Global Food Crisis

Posted on April 27, 2008
The "globe's worst food crisis in a generation" is occurring right now and the Washington Post today published a good introduction to the crisis. Anthony Faiola, "The New Economics of Hunger," Washington Post, April 27, 2008. A photo gallery is...

Articles of Interest on Big Box Stores and Wages

Posted on April 25, 2008
I just came across an article of interest, though it is only available through Lexis or Westlaw: Christine Niemczyk, Comment: Boxing Out Big Box Retailers: The Legal and Social Impact of Big Box Living Wage Legislation, 40 J. Marshall L....

Land Assembly Districts

Posted on April 22, 2008
For those interested in the relationship between vulnerable communities and state use of eminent domain, a new article perhaps is of interest: Michael Heller & Rick Hills, Land Assembly Districts, 121 Harv. L. Rev. 1465 (2008). Abstract: Eminent domain for...

Congressional Research Services on Child Welfare Issues in the 110th Congress

Posted on April 22, 2008
For those who don't know... Congressional Research Service is the public think tank of the nation, providing reports to members of Congress on current political issues. For more on CRS, click here. Open CRS provides access to CRS reports that...

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