St. Petersburg Last night I sat with a distinguished panel of professors, lawyers, and newspaper columnists answering questions about the conditions of the working poor of New Orleans both before and after the storm. It was the 4th part of a series examining the impact of Katrina on the city. The first three parts on …
Month: February 2006
Democracy the Hard Way
Lima Visiting with our great organizing staff over the weekend and today in our office in Lima is always an exhilarating experience with a lot of catch-up on problems both big and small. Invariably, the conversation led to the upcoming national elections. Somehow President Toledo against all odds has survived with popularity often moving towards …
Bill’s 1st Grant
New Orleans A press conference last Friday in Harlem marked a good milestone. Former President Bill Clinton joined with Maude Hurd, ACORN’s President, and a dozen Katrina survivors working with ACORN in New York City, and announced the first grant of the William Jefferson Clinton Foundation would be $250,000 to ACORN. The grant was to …