New Orleans It was a news explosion on every possible platform: radio, television, and print. It’s a wonder it didn’t “break” the internet, as the saying goes. Paul Manafort, the former campaign chairman for President Trump, was found guilty in court of eight charges involving all manner of tax, bank and other fraud. At almost …
Month: August 2018
Ripping Off Citizens and Hornswoggling Community Groups by the Rich in Cleveland
New Orleans Almost a year ago in Fall 2017 issue of Social Policy (v.47#3), we published a long article by veteran local organizer Randy Cunningham entitled “Doing the Unthinkable in Cleveland, Ohio” that detailed the tragic story of defeat being pulled out of the jaws of victory in a huge fight over upgrading the …
The Catholic Church Has to Open All the Records Everywhere
New Orleans The grand jury reports from Pennsylvania, based on its investigation into the records and archives of six of the eight dioceses in the state, have been horrific. Over 1000 cases of sexual abuse of young men and women, children really, have been identified. Another 1000 are thought to exist but could not be …