The offended said, âWhat? Are we blind?â
He answered, âNow that you claim you can see, your guilt remains.â (John 9:41)
I had claimed that I could see until the other day when I got a call back from a pastor at a neighboring church. I wanted to do something together with this African American church for the sake of our community.
I knew no one at this church so I googled the phone number, called, and left a message. When I got a call back from a lady, it took me three seconds to realize that I was speaking to the pastor of the church.
The stagnation of average earnings and rising income inequality in the United States since the 1970s has not only motivated economic research but has also informed discussions about.
Jae Song
According to a new study from the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, hate crimes against Asians in 16 of the largest U.S. cities and counties are up 164% since this time last year.
[1] New York City saw the largest increase in reported anti-Asian hate crimes, which is a 223% spike in early 2021 as incidents rose from 13 to 42 compared to the same time last year; followed by San Francisco with a 140% increase, and Los Angeles (80% increase).
Congress has worked to denounce and prevent attacks against Asian communities.
The Senate passed last month anti-discrimination legislation, which will now be taken up by the House of Representatives.
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Summary
Over the past three decades, Lebanon’s ruling class which comprises intertwined political and business elites has run the country into the ground. To survive its ongoing accumulation of challenges, including the financial crisis that erupted in October 2019, Lebanon requires a revamped state backed by a new economic model with social justice at its core. Tax reform is central to such an endeavor and to ensuring that the state has the means both to deliver basic services and to tackle poverty and inequality.
Key Themes
Since 2005, Lebanon has been characterized by extreme inequality in both income and wealth. The richest 1 percent of the population receives, on average, 25 percent of national income, while the poorest half receives less than 10 percent. Regarding wealth, the richest 10 percent of the population owns almost 70 percent of total wealth. Additionally, the middle class and the poor have little chance of upward mobility.