Drew, Mississippi A couple of years ago I thought I had stumbled onto a group trying to make things happen in Sunflower County in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, in one of the poorest areas of the United States. I failed to find them. It was either a mirage or a dust devil coming …
Month: June 2019
Getting Serious about the Policy of Taxing the Rich
Washington This whole thing about taxing the rich is getting serious. There were more than 150 people in a wonk policy festival organized brilliantly by the Institute for Policy Studies and the Economic Policy Institute, two of the most respected research centers in Washington. Talking about taxes in general is mind-numbing, head spinning, headache producing …
Progressive Philanthropists’ Reunion at the Hunter Gathering
Washington Progressive philanthropists? Is that an oxymoron? Is there even such a thing? Well, yes, in fact there is, or so they say, so take my word for it. Where would you be able to host a meeting of progressive philanthropists? You think the answer is a telephone booth, don’t you? No, there answer is …