January 29, 2021 New Orleans Sure, I’d seen the headlines on the GameStop stock buying spree and the fact that Wall Street was scrambling at the revolt of the small investors. I’d smiled to myself, but didn’t pay much attention, assuming that it was as likely just some of the superrich whining that they …
Month: January 2021
Organizing in the Year of the Plague
January 28, 2021 New Orleans The Year End / Year Begin meeting is a tradition and vital piece of planning, reflection, and celebration with our ACORN family of organizations. This one was different and more subdued, given the pandemic. Some people were around the table in one of our organizing centers …
Are We Living in a Failed State?
January 27, 2021 New Orleans The inauguration was hardly a week ago, and the honeymoon is already over. Ok, you’re right. There was absolutely no honeymoon ever! Who is surprised? Probably no one. Maybe Ol’ Joe, but I even doubt that. I was talking to a friend in San Francisco yesterday while waiting to …