December 8, 2020 New York Times New Orleans In this time of radical polarization in American politics, I want to make sure there is a clear footnote to the Trump shenanigans that gives some praise to the shared commitment of local Republican officials to our democratic voting practice. President Trump has never been accused of …

December 7, 2020 New Orleans      Over a decade ago, ACORN stumbled into an offer that seemed exciting as a progressive experiment. Friends and relatives of friends and comrades had been bitten by the enviro-bug and had built a mobile biodiesel machine with a 20,000-gallon monthly capacity in Santa Barbara, California. A beautiful stainless-steel …

December 6, 2020 Pearl River     The 2020 election season isn’t quite over, as the Senate runoff in Georgia proves, but that’s not the only place where there are key runoffs. In New Orleans, a highly contentious, and important, race for district attorney was the featured bout, along with a gaggle of judge and school board …