Tag: aid
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Building a reluctant nation: Haiti
The Economist: Building a reluctant nation: Haiti This tenuous foothold of law and order is a microcosm of Haiti's snail-like progress a year after René Préval was elected as president of the poorest and most lawless country of the Americas. The election came two years after the ousting of the thuggish socialist regime of Jean-Bertrand…
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‘The poor’ need help, but let’s drop the arrogance
From The Clarion-Ledger: 'The poor' need help, but let's drop the arrogance. (HT: Presbyweb) I had a two-hour lunch with a friend today (shorter than our usual lunches) who works full time with people who are in poverty. He was telling me about some of his frustrations. I have been in a similar place more…
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“Handouts — do they help or are they a hinderance?” Russell Smith
Handouts — do they help or are they a hinderance? is a very thoughtful post by Russell Smith on his blog. He told me that over the months that he’s been there, he’s watched from his window as churches from the suburbs came in on the weekends and handed out free food in the park…