New Orleans With the passage of Dodd-Frank and the advent of the coming Consumer Protection Finance Agency there was a huge hubbub from business and others opposing the appointment of Harvard Law Professor and bankruptcy expert Elizabeth Warren to run the agency. Supposedly she was opposed by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, the bank bailout [...]
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Obama and fam with shaved ice New Orleans I know you probably had the same reaction as I did about the article on Obama’s vacation and his frustration with communications from Hawaii and terrorism, and blah, blah, blah, when the real issue was seeing the picture of Obama and his daughter eating – [...] Langston Hughes Poem Orange Beach When looking at the Senate’s Saturday work, it’s important to remember the difference between people who volunteered and those who didn’t. In DADT we are talking about some protection and relief for brave men and women who volunteered to serve and die for our country. The defeat of the [...] Judy Duncan, head organizer of ACORN Canada with Dewey Armstrong Miami Being in Miami with the ACORN Canada staff as they plan for the next year and how to expand “coast-to-coast” on federal issue, it seemed like a good time to reach out to Dewey Armstrong, the first ACORN political director and one of [...] New Orleans Aside from California and Alaska, there is no stronger state for unions than New York, yet for months even before being elected as the new Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo seems to have been targeting unions as has special blame-boys for budget woes in the state. Now indisputable news emerges that [...] 2008 Electoral Map New Orleans The headline writers had it easy last night. All they had to do was figure out different ways to say that the Republicans kicked Democrat butt last night, and, oh, yeah, don’t kid yourself, this was a referendum on the Obama presidency and politics, and voters were not happy [...] Arizona Advocates and Action New Orleans My god, pinch me! Unbelievably the august New York Times in its editorial today has bellied up to the right side of the bar in pointing out the obvious and long noted (including by me!) conflicts of interests enjoyed by banks in the foreclosure game where they [...] |
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