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Progressive Policy, Howard J. Sherman Mar 2018

Progressive Policy, Howard J. Sherman

HOWARD J SHERMAN

This article is based, with some improvements and updating, on chapter 15 of Howard Sherman and Paul Sherman, INEQUALITY, BOOM AND BUST: FROM BILLIONAIRE CAPITALISM TO EQUALITY AND FULL EMPLOYMENT (London and New York: Rutledge, 2018 - see book on this site to read chapter 1). There are two important findings about the United States (U.S.) economy from Sherman (2018). First, each expansion of capitalism during the business cycle causes increased income and wealth inequality. Second, rising inequality is the major cause of recessions, depressions, and unemployment.

The policy proposals in this article are based on those championed by …

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Alma Mater, Mater Exulum. Jesuit Education And Immigration In America: A Moral Framework Rooted In History And Mission, Michael M. Canaris Jan 2018

Alma Mater, Mater Exulum. Jesuit Education And Immigration In America: A Moral Framework Rooted In History And Mission, Michael M. Canaris

Michael Canaris

Book Description: The current daily experiences of undocumented students as they navigate the processes of entering and then thriving in Jesuit colleges are explored alongside an investigation of the knowledge and attitudes among staff and faculty about undocumented students in their midst, and the institutional response to their presence. Cutting across the fields of U.S. immigration policy, theory and history, religion, law, and education, Undocumented and in College delineates the historical and present-day contexts of immigration, including the role of religious institutions. This unique volume, based on an extensive two-year study (2010-12) of undocumented students at Jesuit colleges in the …

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