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Rethinking Social Investments: Unreasonable Institute

Toronto I’ve confessed before that after watching the dissolution of ACORN in the US, I’m now obsessed with self-sufficiency.  Philanthropy is too [...]

Wikileaks Complex Financial and Organizational Structure

New Orleans I realize this might seem to be a contrarian position, but as an organizer I totally understand – and support — the complex and intricate structure devised by Julian Assange and his associates at Wikileaks.  I realize there is some uproar and even internal dissension among the Wikileakers about some of the decisions [...]

Jornaleros: Livelihoods and Public Safety

New Orleans My heart sank as I read the New York Times editorial in the wake of the 9th Circuit Appeals court upholding an ordinance crafted by the City of Redondo Beach (California) pushing day laborers off the streets in the name of traffic safety.  The editorial said all of the right things, but [...]

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