March 8, 2011 In the Bywater – New Orleans Cheyenne, my old, arthritic Australian cattle dog, needed walking so we jumped out on the street early in a light, warm drizzle hoping to beat the crowds moving towards parades in a couple of hours. No such luck. Within a block from the house we ran …
Author: wade
Sustainable Apparel Coalition Smell Test
New Orleans Last week something called the Sustainable Apparel Coalition was announced widely in the papers. The idea wasn’t bad: “environment and social impacts” of their products. The statement of the chair of the outfit from Patagonia said: “The largest and most influential corporations in apparel and footwear together with leading environmental and social organizations …
Initiative Campaigns Could Save Unions and Obama in Ohio in 2012
New Orleans In a wild case of unintended consequences the current Republican attack on unions in New Jersey, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Ohio could end up insuring the re-election of President Obama and possibly save public sector unionism at the same time though like all political struggles it would be a high stakes gamble. How? We …