New Orleans The headlines in today’s papers range from the bizarre to the insulting. Donald Trump is having trouble getting Republicans that he has spit on to kiss and make up. The Bush family, one and all, have declined to endorse him. He’s attacking former opponents like Senator Lindsey Graham with vigor. House Speaker Paul …
Month: May 2016
Rural Electric Cooperatives: A Story of Democracy Defeated and Discrimination Unchecked
New Orleans Following a lengthy research and database project, ACORN International and Labor Neighbor Research & Training Center have now released a sobering, and in some ways shocking, report called “Democracy Lost & Discrimination Found: The Crisis in Rural Electric Cooperatives in the South.” Looking at all available information on 313 cooperatives and their governance …
Robber Barons behind Payday Lending and Their Enablers
New Orleans In trying to take a close look at payday lenders, we’re always interested in who the money bags are behind these predatory lenders who are feasting on lower income and desperate families. It’s not a pretty picture and the perhaps the worst snapshot comes from looking at one of the world’s big outfits, …