New Orleans Agreements are always hard to win and in the campaign to stop predatory practices in the contract for deed, land purchase, lease and rent-to-own markets in lower income and working communities any such understandings would have seemed unlikely as the campaign began in 2017. But, now after months of actions, demands, and back-and-forth …
Category: ACORN
Silver Lining in the Rain Clouds: Talk Gets Cheap When Action Matters
New Orleans Yes, friends and neighbors, it really does often depend on whose ox is getting gored. Another case in point and providing abundant proof lies in the water brought by Harvey. Harvey was an equal opportunity disaster compared to Katrina. Rich and poor neighborhoods in Houston, whether Belaire or half-million dollar suburbs, went under …
Fear Mongering 101: Antifa as the New ACORN
New Orleans The years go by and the work continues every day, but it is still surprising how ACORN continues to be crack for the right wing and conservatives in America. The other day a voter registration effort allied with President Trump cited its ambition as being an “ACORN for the right.” I can’t even …