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  • A New Kind of Debtor Prison

    Nicholas Kristoff, the thoughtful and socially conscious NYT columnist wrote eloquently about what could be called debtors’ prison not long ago drawing attention to the fact that people who can’t afford to pay fines are jailed instead, a system that ensures they won’t be able to pay. Serving time puts one’s job in jeopardy, should…

  • Professional Licenses For Undocumented

    It takes courage to be an illegal immigrant, not only to brave the journey but then to live with whatever one has to do to avoid discovery, not to speak of the accompanying fear. When I read that those in the US illegally could apply for a driver’s license in California, I wondered if I’d…

  • Not a Total Failure

    There was a humanitarian summit in Istanbul recently, the first of its kind, and there are those who ask whether or not it failed. They were supposed to raise funds towards the huge humanitarian crisis unfolding with victims of conflicts, natural disasters and refugees, all told 130 million people, and were not able to meet…

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