Like us, those places will face a stark decision: Do they want equitable investment in community education, or do they want to hand it over to private schools and charters?
Banks will be community-owned institutions fully accountable to their depositors; and whirlwind speculation on financial fictions will be replaced by equitable investment schemes in which banks share risks with their customers, and divide returns fairly.
"As long as Bergen is made whole and there is an equitable investment in the Continental Arena site and a vision that people can get excited about, then we can move ahead with a Newark arena," Mr. Fritzky said, noting that the business leaders had already organized themselves into subcommittees to help Mr. Zoffinger.
"What it needs is transparency, better and more equitable investment, and it needs to iron out the discrimination between the [richer] west of the country and the [poorer] east of the country".
"Transforming services will take sustained commitment, equitable investment and a more consistent approach.
If we have a strong local community and an accessible local government, we can build a governing body that takes a direct and equitable investment in its citizens.
Although these pension plans contain money earned by every kind of American, including the underserved, the private venture capital industry has shown little inclination towards equitable investment in minority-owned businesses.
"The base, often led by young people, often people of color, are pushing for a vision in which the people who represent us not only look like us but also represent our vision," said Paulina Gonzalez-Brito, the executive director of the California Reinvestment Coalition, an organization that fights for equitable investment in the state's communities of color.
We must also show that equitable investment – in their health, in their education and protection – is not only right in principle but sound in practice.
As Nils Kastberg, UNICEF's Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, stated: "Increased and more equitable social investment in children is key to the reduction of poverty and inequalities.
Yet, with sound and equitable policies and investments, Houston and Southeast Texas can emerge stronger and better prepared while respecting the restraints imposed by the region's unique geography.
