Author Archives: Meghan Clark
The Walking Debt: Expanded Look at Zombie Debt, Jubilee & Students
Are you prepared for the invasion of Zombie debt? Everyone knows there is a foreclosure crisis – but are we prepared for the unfolding crises of education and medical debt? In his recent NY Times blog, Student Debt and the Crushing of the American Dream, economist Joseph Stiglitz notes some astounding facts: “According to the Federal Reserve Bank […]
An Option that’s not Optional: The Preferential Option for the Poor
Over the last month, as talk has returned to budgets and sequesters, deficits and debt, I found myself extremely frustrated every time I began to blog on economic justice – haven’t I already written extensively on the Ryan budget? (and the conversation hasn’t changed). It feels as if we are stuck in the movie Groundhog […]
What about the “Promising Future” of Rape Victims?
Is there a war on women? As much as it pains me to say, it is very difficult to conclude that women and girls are not under attack in the United States of America in 2013. Upon graduation, 1 in 4 women will have been a victim of sexual assault. And if by chance they […]
Cuomo Holding Women’s Equality Hostage for Abortion
A fight is brewing in New York, and women’s social equality is going to be the first casualty. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a 10-point Plan that is to be the Women’s Equality Act. Now let’s take a look at his 10 points: Protect a Woman’s Freedom of Choice by Enacting the Reproductive Health Act Achieve […]
