New Orleans ACORN has been in the headlines in the United Kingdom recently heralding the end of something called Section 21. It’s worth understanding fully, because this is a huge win for tenants and spells the end for so-called “no-fault” evictions which were poison for private renters and candy for the landlords. As the The …
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Extinction Rebellion
New Orleans Extinction Rebellion is an interesting burst of energy and protest pushing governments, initially in the United Kingdom, to act immediately to avert catastrophic climate change. Bursting onto the scene less than a year ago with actions in the fall and now calling for non-violent civil disobedience during the final two weeks of April, …
By the Way, Workers Are Still Dying on the Job Daily!
Little Rock On Wade’s World, I visited recently with Jonathan Karmel about safety on the job for workers. Karmel is 35-year, Chicago-based, labor side lawyer at Phillips Law Offices who after years in the legal trenches for unions, had an epiphany when he realized the continuing dangers faced by workers trying to make a living …