Detroit I saw the picture of the woman who won the Boston Marathon in what was described as epically horrible conditions. Normally in the embrace of a New Orleans spring I would simply shake my head and say, “why?” Not this year, because I felt like I had lived my own version as I broke …
Month: April 2018
The Political and Organizational Problem of Imperfect Incumbents
Detroit The Working Families Party is a ballot line party in New York State that ACORN helped found and with different hats has supported consistently as a way to count our members votes more vividly and express our issues in a political form more powerfully. In New York and several other states fusion is legal, …
The Increasing and Persistent Gap between Black and White Homeownership
Detroit The widening gap between black and white homeownership didn’t happen by accident. There is abundant evidence and little debate that the gap was the result of historic discrimination enforced by federal policies, state laws, and local ordinances. Even as ownership rates increased for minority homeowners over a 40-year period thanks to persistent work, legal …