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Poor Neighborhoods

I See No Bailout

Angie Cordeiro | Posted 09.11.2009 | Business

Read More: Wells Fargo Bank, Unemployment Rate, Neighborhoods, Wells Fargo, Naacp, Obama Campaign, Home Foreclosures, Predatory Lending, Unemployment, Poor Neighborhoods, Homelessness, Predatory Lending Practices, Foreclosure, Refinance, Unemployment Statistics, Business News
Angie Cordeiro

Wells Fargo made a mistake and has received over $25 billion dollars to correct it. Dollars that the bank said would be used to help stop foreclosures... I see no bailout.

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Do Charter Schools Help or Hurt?

Clara Hemphill | Posted 08.15.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Parent, Schools, Poor Neighborhoods, Charter Schools, New York News
Clara Hemphill

In poor neighborhoods with terrible local schools, charters may serve as an escape for children whose parents can navigate the admissions process. But what we need is a strategy to improve schools for all children - not an escape for a few.

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First, Repair the Human Infrastructure

Chris Norwood | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Economic Stimulus Package, Diabetes, Poor Neighborhoods, Chronic Illness, Bailout, Human Infrastructure, Barack Obama, Health, Politics News
Chris Norwood

In barely a decade, stimulus funding used strategically now to prevent and control chronic illness will save billions in the galloping costs of medical care and disability.

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