Atlanta Following the halla bol in India earlier this week where hawkers, peddlers and smaller traders have joined with India FDI Watch Campaign to force more accountability from large big box corporate retail in that country, it may all seem very quaint to read and very “developing nation.” Many readers must sigh and think, …
Month: February 2008
Ickes: Last of a Breed
New Orleans Harold Ickes, Jr. may seem like the last of a breed, but he has been one of the great political organizers of this generation, usually way, way behind the scenes where what matters is the ability to get things done, rather than how much sugar he can put in everyone’s coffee. From time …
State Long Term Care Insurance Scam
New Orleans A piece in the Wall Street Journal by Jennifer Levitz and Kelly Greene confirmed an unsettling trend we have seen coming into the ACORN Centers in some of our offices. The ACORN Centers provide tax and benefit services for low- and moderate-income families in our cities. In several situations tax counselors have …