March 5, 2021 New Orleans Free marketeers are caught in a crisis of contradictions. They want to pretend that market forces exist independent of any interference from government or other factors, but they also want to put their fingers on the scale based on their political ideology. A good example might be the current …
Author: Chief Organizer
Housing Shortages and Rental Squeezes
March 4, 2021 New Orleans One story after another in the mainstream media is now focusing on the shortage of homes for sale in city after city. The curious American dream of homeownership is another endangered species it seems, while at the same time the corporate and private equity grip on rental properties as …
Solving the Nursing Home Turnover Crisis
March 3, 2021 New Orleans Nursing homes have been a flashpoint during the pandemic as death rates for residents and staff have been tragic and appalling. The situation was seen as so critical that vaccines were prioritized for the homes, where now the struggle is getting sufficient staff to participate, even as families have …