Waveland It seems not so much a pattern as an iron law that as governments move to clamp down on their citizens, first they come for the nonprofits. The evidence is everywhere, but the most recent examples can be found in Russia and Egypt. When a delegation from the Organizers’ Forum visited each of these …
Month: December 2014
Domestic Surveillance in the USA
Waveland The holidays are slow news days, but not no news days. One item that caught my attention in the list of big stories of the year was the ongoing tale of domestic surveillance in the USA, which I reread again. Much of this was the post-9/11 reality that we forget is as much about us, as …
Caffè sospeso, or Suspended Coffee: A Christmas Message
New Orleans Chaco and I go open Fair Grinds Coffeehouse, our social enterprise that supports ACORN International’s organizing in Latin America on Christmas morning. He will get there at 530AM, and I’ll trail in about 615AM. I’m the helper, and not much of that he often tells me, but we open together every Christmas morning …