New Orleans Whenever civil rights are expanded, it is a time for applause and attention, and yesterday in Congress by a near unanimous vote the rights of the disabled were significantly expanded. As always, this bill was a compromise, but for a change it was also a bit of corrective surgery, because the bill …
Month: September 2008
Organizing Math
New Orleans Just so we can all keep up at home, as the numbers keep growing, let’s see if we can keep our organizing math together on some of the big issues that are in front of us these days: With the sudden about face yesterday when the US Federal Reserve agreed …
More Storms
New Orleans Let’s look at some follow-up. * We have a report from Houston from Orell Fitzsimmons. Power is still down, but to his shock the telephone was working yesterday, so he was able to call out. His tree had fallen, missing the house and his car, but blocking the street. He told me …