by Ambika Sharma The exaggerated media coverage in the West makes one readily believe that violence and low economic status are correlated. Images of poverty stricken children in slums coupled with a fairly extensive coverage of civil wars, leaves an impression that low economic status and violence go hand-in-hand. Nevertheless, there is some truth to […]
Reforming the Section 8 Housing Voucher Program
by Kim Bernet The House of Representatives is due to consider the Section 8 Voucher Reform Act (SEVRA) by the end of this year. The act will be crucial step forward for the country’s largest housing assistance program. The existing system has long been in need of reform due to instability of funding, shortage of […]