New Orleans How many times do we get to talk about good news and the IRS in the same sentence? Darned few, and that’s not likely to change anytime soon. But, having the IRS finally get off the dime and start enforcing the Affordable Care Act is fantastic news. The bottom line is that they …
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Past Time to Remember Slavery
New Orleans The scars of slavery haven’t healed. Evidence abounds in the open wounds of blatant racism and deep-seeded, systemic discrimination towards African-Americans which manifests itself from top to bottom in our political, financial, and cultural experiences in the country that date from slavery until today, and, sadly, tomorrow. The existence of slavery and its …
Ending Temporary Protected Status for Hondurans This Time
New Orleans When you drive near the river in San Pedro Sula, Honduras and look down along the banks, you can still see signs of the hurricane that swept through the city and the country making tens of thousands homeless almost twenty years ago in 1999. In my first trips to the city as we …