January 26, 2021 New Orleans  When ACORN began in Little Rock, the next city where we organized was Pine Bluff in 1971, a river and mill town about 50 miles down the Arkansas River.         The first organizer there was Herman Davenport, who I had poached from the Pulaski County Legal Aid …

January 25, 2021             New Orleans        Given the chaos over the recent federal election still a fresh memory for many and an open sore for others still questioning its legitimacy, one early test of resolve in strengthening US democracy, is a bill to standardize more of the elements of federal elections. Reviving the so-called …

January 24, 2021 New Orleans             In the wake of the January 6th days of rage at the US Capitol there’s a lot of buzz about the rise of rightwing extremists. The head of the FBI, Christopher Wray, who will be retained by President Biden, has indicated that domestic terrorism is …