New Orleans: We know Rod Paige too well! America, if you had only listened, we tried to tell you even during his confirmation hearing that things were sketchy back home in Houston and there was more flim-flam that good fortune for children in the schools there. Our union, Local 100, Service Employees International Union, AFL-CIO went …
Author: wade
Environmental Immigrants?
New Orleans: The Sierra Club is well known as the gray lady of the environmental movement – big, old, and staid with huge resources – some $80 million a year in expenditures – and a largely passive, tree hugging membership. Led by Executive Director Carl Pope for some years, more recently the Sierra Club has …
Missing Health Care
New Orleans: Yesterday returning to New Orleans – and home – seemed full of surprises. Spring was everywhere. Pink and white azeleas were blooming around the house. New growth had the bright green unique to the season. Another pleasant surprise was a dear note from a companera, Terese Bouey, who sent along some of her …