https://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Patty-Griffin-01-Where-I-Come-From-200014675.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans A paper by Eric Seymour and Josh Akers in the Cities journal ranked the density of various forms of land contracts that have surged to the forefront in low income areas since the 2008 financial crisis. This brilliant paper aligns with the work of …
Month: February 2019
Looking for Leadership in All the Wrong — and Right — Places
New Orleans Finding myself in New Orleans, I accompanied my companera to the Honor Awards night of the district council of the American Legion. Debra Campbell, a key leader in ACORN’s affiliate, A Community Voice, and co-chair of the Upper 9th Ward chapter, was receiving their award as Citizen of the Year. The crowd was …
Being Rich is NOT a Qualification for President
New Orleans President Trump has taught us many, many things. One of them is that being rich or, in his case, claiming to be rich, is not a qualification for the presidency. There can’t be many people out there in America who don’t realize that the old line about “needing a businessman to run …