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New paper on Inter-Nation Equity (through Tax)

Posted on November 17, 2008
Kim Brooks has posted "Inter-Nation Equity: The Development of an Important but Underappreciated International Tax Value" to SSRN. Having been impressed by a related presentation by Kim Brooks at the Valparaiso Law, Poverty, & Economic Inequality Conference, the paper seems...

American Enterprise Institute publications of interest on poverty

Posted on November 15, 2008
The American Enterprise Institute has two newer books that might be of interest, even if their stance is not that of most of the reports posted (the political perspective of the AEI can be found here): 1. Christian Broda &...

Report of interest: Towards a Shared Recovery

Posted on November 11, 2008
Report: Towards Shared Recovery, by the Coalition on Human Needs and ActNow Emergency Campaign for America's Priorities, presents an economic package which would both boost the economy and help those most in need. The press release is here and the...

Return to Keynesian Economics and Bottom-Up Bailout?

Posted on November 10, 2008
What the Obama post-victory economic plan will be is not known at this moment (the campaign version is here), but could it mean a return to Keynesian economics? Or to the New Deal--or the New New Deal (The Nation recently...

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Worth Reading: Krugman on Obama and Progressive Agenda (plus editorial on shelters)

Posted on November 08, 2008
See Paul Krugman (winner of the Nobel prize), "The Obama Agenda," New York Times, Nov. 7, 2008. Another editorial of note (thanks to Stephanie Humphries): Editorial, "Good Neighbors," New York Times, Nov. 7, 2008 (noting cost savings for supportive apartments...

Good blog posting with audio links on the financial crisis

Posted on November 07, 2008
Posted by William Henderson on the Empirical Legal Studies Blog... -E.R. erosser@wcl.american.edu

Two new articles of interest posted to SSRN

Posted on November 06, 2008
From SSRN Economic Inequality and Law Abstracts: William E. Forbath, The Politics of Race, Rights and Needs -- And the Perils of a Democratic Victory in Post-Welfare America, 20 Yale Journal of Law and Feminism 195 (2008). Abstract below: Welfare...

'08 Mayors' Action Forum on Poverty Report

Posted on November 05, 2008
The United States Conference of Mayors' Sep. 2008 Report, "National Action Agenda on Poverty for the Next President of the United States" can be found here. It is very short but interesting. Thanks go to Bob Giloth, who blogged about...

Overview of the economy and the election thanks to "Good"

Posted on November 04, 2008
Readers of this blog, VOTE. Please. I found a link from Starbucks of all places to "Good" which has a overview of election issues and of the economy (from the goodsheet) that might be of interest. See also the New...

Stanford Press series on Social Inequality

Posted on November 04, 2008
Stanford University Press has a book series on "Social Inequality" of interest. The series includes among others: Wei-hsin Yu, Gendered Trajectories: Women, Work, and Social Change in Japan and Taiwan (March 2009) Creating Wealth and Poverty in Postsocialist China (Deborah...

Law and Society 2009 Denver

Posted on November 01, 2008
The annual Law and Society conference will be in Denver, May 28-May 31, 2009. The call for papers and panels deadline is Dec. 8, 2008. More information can be found here. The theme this year is "Law, Power, and Inequality...

Call For Newsletter Submissions from Poverty Law Professors

Posted on October 30, 2008
If you are on the poverty law professor listserv, you have already seen this, but if not... In the interest of sharing what we are doing individually and in the hopes that doing so will inspire connections that might not...

New Blog and New Book: "Philanthrocapitalism"

Posted on October 29, 2008
Bob Giloth, the Director of the Family Economic Success Initiative at the Annie E. Casey Foundation, has a new blog, www.bobgiloth.com, available here. A recent post of interest for example calls attention to "Philanthrocapitalism," and the new book by Matthew...

Thoughts on Moments of Change

Posted on October 29, 2008
This is a non-partisan blog, but that having been said, I think that come Wednesday the poverty law community might be in a situation somewhat analogous to the change in administration period between Bush Sr. and Clinton. A wonderful article...

Conference Announcement: Urban Child Symposium at Univ. of Baltimore

Posted on October 26, 2008
The University of Baltimore School of Law's Center for Families, Children and the Courts' first Urban Child symposium, "Solving the Drop-Out Crisis: Getting the Other Half to Attend and Achieve," April 2, 2009. From the website: "Panelists will focus on...

ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty

Posted on October 23, 2008
Older book that I came across today: ABA Commission on Homelessness and Poverty's book, Lawyers Working to End Homelessness (2006). The table of contents is here, bios of contributors are here, and an overview is below: Lawyers Working to End...

NPR Coverage of redefining poverty and Poll results

Posted on October 21, 2008
National Public Radio's coverage of poverty has two newer things of note: The NPR/Kaiser/Kennedy School Poll Results on Poverty in America are here. "Redefining poverty in the U.S." Oct. 17, 2008. Summary below: The U.S. definition of poverty is more...

Pro Bono is Anti-Social!

Posted on October 19, 2008
At least according to Judge Dennis Jacobs, Chief Judge of the 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals. See blog posting on clinicians with not enough to do here. -E.R. erosser@wcl.american.edu

Institute for Research on Poverty Discussion Papers 2008

Posted on October 19, 2008
The Institute for Research on Poverty at Wisconsin has a lot of helpful resources, including recent discussion papers that were presented at the IRP Conference "Changing Poverty," May 29-30, 2008. Poverty Levels and Trends in Comparative Perspective, by Daniel R...

Poverty in America & Report on Credit Impact from Wall St to Main St-- Summary from Joint Economic Committee of Congress

Posted on October 17, 2008
The Joint Economic Committee of Congress puts out occasional, brief, fact sheets and reports. Two recent ones of note that present how Congress sees these issues are: Poverty in America (Aug. 26, 2008) From Wall Street to Main Street: Understanding...

Cool graphic on the components of inflation

Posted on October 16, 2008
The New York Times has a somewhat dated multimedia graphic showing the components of the Consumer Price Index that is pretty interesting and good for in-class explanations. -E.R. erosser@wcl.american.edu

Focus on Working Class

Posted on October 15, 2008
A quick report, Working Hard, Still Falling Short, was just released by the Working Poor Families Project. Relatedly, the upcoming New York Times Sunday Magazine features the story, Matt Bai, "Working for the Working Class Vote," Oct. 15, 2008. -E.R....

Congratulations to Paul Krugman

Posted on October 14, 2008
Given the number of times I have linked to one of Krugman's op-eds, it seems worth noting that Krugman just won a Nobel Prize in Economics! =) E.R. erosser@wcl.american.edu

Executive Compensation and the Financial Crisis

Posted on October 13, 2008
In the wake of the financial crisis, or rather in the midst of the current crisis, there are a number of resources from various outlets on executive pay. Below are some, but if you have others, let me know and...

Op-Ed of Interest: "The Class War Before Palin"

Posted on October 11, 2008
David Brooks has an interesting op-ed, "The Class War Before Palin," New York Times, Oct. 10, 2008. The majority is about the anti-elite aspects of Republican Party rhetoric, exemplified by Sarah Palin, but ends by noting that the Republican Party...

Article of Interest: "Lifting the Floor: Sex, Class and Education"

Posted on October 08, 2008
The paper is: Naomi Cahn & June Carbone, Lifting the Floor: Sex, Class and Education, forthcoming in U. Balt. Forum 2009 (available from SSRN). The abstract is below: This paper was written for a conference on third wave feminism. Third...

Property article critiquing excessive reliance on law and economics

Posted on October 06, 2008
A recent property article by Eduardo M. Pe�alver entitled "Land Virtues" has been posted to SSRN. The paper's focus is property law, but I think says a lot to those with a poverty/property focus. The abstract is below: This article...

Interesting Article on Post-Katrina New Orleans and the Poor

Posted on October 04, 2008
Judith Browne-Dianis & Anita Sinha, Exiling the Poor: The Clash of Redevelopment and Fair-Housing in Post-Katrina New Orleans, 51 How. L.J. 481 (2008). Unfortunately, only available on Lexis & Westlaw. Related articles that are available online: Judith Browne-Dianis, "Who Exiled...

Article of Interest: The Vast Injustice Perpetuated by State and Local Tax Policy

Posted on October 03, 2008
Article of interest: Susan Pace Hamill, "The Vast Injustice Perpetuated by State and Local Tax Policy," 37 Hofstra L. Rev. __ (forthcoming 2008), on SSRN. The abstract is below: State and local tax policy is one of the most important...

Critical Race Theory Conference at Iowa

Posted on October 01, 2008
The University of Iowa College of Law is hosting: CRT 20: Honoring Our Past, Charting Our Future. The conference schedule available here includes talks/speeches by many of the major players in Critical Race Theory, April 2-4, 2009. An email forward...

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