Straightening out the crooked pictures
Steve Valk
- Location
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Birthday
- September 15
- Bio
- I recently left my job of 31 years at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The last position I held there was Sunday Metro Section Editor.
I've also volunteered for more than 20 years with RESULTS, an advocacy group working to end poverty.
Looking for a job now that will utilize my skills, experience and passion to help create a more just, equitable, sustainable and peaceful world.
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “Mark, great example of
the harmful results this new
provision
is designed to
prev…”
June 17, 2009 06:45PM - “Thanks for the comments
Don and Larry. Bill, I see by
your
blog the big problem
y…”
June 12, 2009 07:53AM - “Appreciate and respect
the effort to stop the wars.
It
appears unlikely,
however,…”
June 06, 2009 07:36AM - “Good commentary and
background on the IMF issue. I
had
trouble seeing the
rationa…”
May 24, 2009 08:55AM - “littlewillie, the IMF
gets its funding from the
wealthy,
industrialized
nations o…”
May 22, 2009 08:54PM
Steve Valk's Links
What I needed to learn to change the world
This Tuesday will find me on Capitol Hill once again, talking to members of Congress or their aides about what we can do to end extreme poverty in our world. I’ve been doing this nearly every summer since the 1980s as a volunteer with RESULTS, a little-known but highly effective advocacy… Read full post »
After delaying it for a week of arm-twisting and head-counting, the House leadership brought the $106 billion spending bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan up for a vote Tuesday. Previously, 51 anti-war Democrats voted against the bill, but by the time the final vote was taken, that number dwind… Read full post »
Funding for the International Monetary Fund, which the Obama administration wants included in the supplemental spending bill for Iraq and Afghanistan, is looking like an extreme long shot at this point.
If Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) – a.k.a. the “conscience of the House” &n… Read full post »
Without reforms, IMF funding in war bill might be doomed
That funding for the IMF that's attached to the Senate’s supplemental spending bill is stirring up quite a hornets’ nest in Congress right now and could be dropped from the final bill. Democratic leaders might ultimately find that their best chance to save IMF funding will be to include m… Read full post »
For 72 million children, school is always out
Children at school in Tanzania.
School will soon let out across the nation for millions of American children. For most, the start of summer vacation brings a sense of liberation. They have the freedom to put down their books and spend time with more leisurely pursuits, be… Read full post »
The Senate debated and passed emergency funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan last night. As mentioned in my previous blog, the bill also included additional funding for the International Monetary Fund that would extend their line of credit by $100 billion. The money is intended to help low- a… Read full post »
Let’s be sure the IMF comes as a fireman, not an arsonist
Your house is going up in flames, and you need someone to put out the fire.
Who would that be?
Probably not the guy standing on the corner with the gas can and the Zippo lighter.
To a certain extent, however, this is precisely what’s happening… Read full post »
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