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National report on public housing has a local link

National report on public housing has a local link

By Bruce Reilly on April 30, 2013

I first encountered this public housing issue over a decade ago while living in Rhode Island, first in prison, then as a member of DARE.  When I began inquiring about the precise rules regarding criminal convictions being a barrier to entry, and a cause for eviction, I got only a few vague answers.  I even [...]

Posted in Civil Rights / Liberties, Criminal Justice, Featured, Housing, Race & Racism | Tagged ACOP, admissions, Civil Rights / Liberties, criminal convictions, disparate impact, EEOC, evictions, FICPM, HUD, policy, Providence, Providence Housing Authority, public housing, Title VII | Leave a response

Some Year-End Reading for Progressive Policy Geeks

Some Year-End Reading for Progressive Policy Geeks

By Pat Crowley on December 21, 2012

This time of year folks compile their year-end reading lists; so as we head into the holiday week, with pension debates and fiscal cliffs waiting for us on the other side of the calendar, I wanted to offer some suggestions: The first is a just released paper from Steven M. Teles, Associate Professor of Political [...]

Posted in Economy, Labor, Pensions | Tagged Education, kludgeocracy, pensions, policy, submerged state | 5 Responses

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