Poverty

Created
Fri, 18/10/2024 - 20:44
17th of October, 2024 Over the years, “Fortress Europe” has relied on a mix of bribery and force to keep out undocumented migrants fleeing wars, famine, and conditions of extreme poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa. But such measures are no solution to a problem that ultimately stems from much larger global and historical forces. LONDON – … Continue reading The Roots of Europe’s Immigration Problem – Project Syndicate
Created
Tue, 24/09/2024 - 07:29
by Nicole Brown* Dovie Coleman, considered one of the “founding mothers” of the National Welfare Rights Organization (NWRO), was affectionately known as the “human tornado”. Her boldness and highly effective organizing strategies demonstrated her strategic acumen and leadership centered on the issues affecting those impacted by the system of poverty in Chicago neighborhoods. Coleman was […]
Created
Mon, 16/09/2024 - 16:52
In an article published last year, I tried to show that our moral judgement is heavily biased when it comes to migration. For instance, an action that we regard as a minimum moral obligation towards compatriots becomes, towards migrants or foreigners, non-obligatory and even forbidden. I tried to show that even ethicists well disposed towards […]
Created
Sun, 25/08/2024 - 01:09
I’m the lead author of a recent report, commissioned by Vibrant Communities Calgary, looking at factors associated with social disorder on public transit (including social disorder involving people experiencing homelessness). Here’s a ‘top 10’ overview of the report: https://nickfalvo.ca/report-finds-insufficient-daytime-options-for-people-experiencing-homelessness/