New Orleans These days news that the Supreme Court has decided to review decisions that involve labor unions is always cause for concern, but these cases are especially worrisome because they go to the heart of some of the few organizing successes that the labor movement has been able to construct over the last several …
Month: November 2013
Doris Kearns Goodwin, Presidents, Modern Communications, and History
New Orleans Over the last five or six months since I’ve added to my daily chores serving as the station manager at our 29-year old 100,000 watt radio station, KABF/Fm 88.3, broadcasting from Little Rock, every Friday either when I’m there or by patching in via telephone, I do an interview show from 9:00 …
Credit Card Act Shows a Win for Disclosures to Consumers
New Orleans I have to confess I have often been skeptical of programs claiming to protect consumers that trumpet transparency as a major feature of the reform. I can show the scars still from negotiations with predatory lenders and tax preparation companies, who would easily agree to full disclosure of their effective interest rates and …