New Orleans Our children know a thing or two about voting. A rite of passage in their voter enfranchisement in New Orleans would be accompanying their parents to the polls, particularly their mother, who was infamous with the local poll watchers. It would all start smoothly enough. We would take our place in line. We would …
Category: ACORN
Kansas City Indictments
New Orleans The Republicans have been kicking up dust in St. Louis and Kansas City because they are afraid that new registrants — and ACORN has registered close to 70000 statewide! — are going to make a difference in the close races in this state. We have been accused of everything under the sun in recent …
Our Friends on Wages and Borders
New Orleans E-mail notices over night were more interesting than usual. Staff in India welcomed newcomers on a different time zone. In St. Louis we finally were getting some “pushback” traction in the Post-Dispatch on the voter suppression campaign being run against us. Stewart Acuff, AFL-CIO Organizing Director, sent me the final copy of …