Phoenix I spent most of the day in meeting with Frances Gomez, her brother, and Teresa Castro, talking about her case and what could be done to resist foreclosures and win real relief for tens of thousands of homeowners facing this catastrophe because of federal and banking inaction here where this problem is ground zero …
Author: wade
Best Arizona Response: Non-Cooperation
Phoenix I’m going to be in Phoenix for three days helping organizers out who are moving more aggressively against foreclosures and the horror of the new Arizona anti-immigrant law. The Washington, DC Council may have show the way today though for other jurisdictions who are reckoning with the fundamental human rights quandary and basic injustice …
Marriages of Convenience: Chouest, Unions, Hornets
New Orleans The New Orleans Hornets NBA team officially announced they are changing ownership from a fellow named George Shinn struggling with some health issues and a local fellow from south Louisiana named Gary Chouest, described as a “billionaire investor.” We love the Hornets. They have the cheapest seats in the NBA, and my son …