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“The Catholic bishops and Jubilee USA are urging both short-term solutions to resolve the current crisis and long-term solutions to prevent the next one,” said Eric LeCompte, executive director of the Jubilee USA Network.
5 Min Read WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday threw her support behind a new allocation of the IMF’s own currency, or Special Drawing Rights, but said broad parameters were needed to boost transparency on how the reserves are used and traded. FILE PHOTO: Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen speaks during a news conference after a two-day Federal Open Markets Committee (FOMC) policy meeting, in Washington, U.S., September 20, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts Reversing the opposition of the Trump administration, Yellen told G20 finance officials in a letter t...
Catholic Bishops and Jubilee USA Network Ask Biden for Global COVID Aid and Debt Relief Catholic Bishops and Jubilee USA Network Ask Biden for Global COVID Aid and Debt Relief February 23, 2021 $3 Trillion in Global Reserve Funds Should be Released to Support Developing Countries, Encourage Faith Leaders Washington DC – The Biden Administration should support the release of $3 trillion in global reserve funds to support developing countries confront the COVID pandemic, say the US Catholic Bishops and Jubilee USA Network in a letter to President Biden. The letter also encourages the G20 and...
Two religious leaders, including the chairman of a U.S. bishops' committee, urged the Biden administration to support the release of $3 trillion in global reserve funds to help developing countries respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
Luis Miranda (Courtesy of HBO) New York — Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator of the smash hit musical "Hamilton," is practically a household name. And as a theater enthusiast who has long admired his work, I've had a peripheral knowledge of his father, Luis. It's hard to watch any interview with Lin without detecting his father's influence on him and, very often, Luis is seen in the background cheering on his son. Now, the release of a new HBO documentary, "Siempre, Luis," puts the father center stage. Long before his son was in the spotlight, Luis Miranda made a name for himsel...