Chicago The Organizers’ Forum has been hosting a 2-day meeting of over forty community, labor and other organizers in a quick immersion discussion of new developments in political methodology here at Cenacle Retreat Center a few blocks from beautiful Lincoln Park along the Lakeshore. The sessions have gone remarkably well due in large part to well …
Month: April 2004
The Pendergast Machine and Battleground States
Kansas City As I ran up Quality Hill in downtown Kansas City past the Cathedral, I was almost surprised at the top of the ridge to see the sweep of the Missouri River ahead. I was not surprised to see the development everywhere so typical of the remaking of older neighborhoods into gated communities …
Looking Under the Hood
Kansas City: There is no small amount of excitement in writing about a significant victory in a serious and long-term fight as I did in reporting on the tentative agreement with H&R Block. The campaigns are so intense and riveting that once done, the report feels mundane. Partly because it is hard to adequately convey all …