Biloxi Once upon a time in America, and much of the world, there was a reliable way to identify a populist. The litmus test was their view of banks. If they saw them as somewhere between a criminal enterprise and a bunch of blood suckers, then the odds were good that they were populists. If …
Category: Citizen Wealth
Discrimination is Running Rampant in Bank Lending
New Orleans One of the toughest questions I got on my road tour of six countries was essentially, “how does it feel to have to keep fighting to hold on to every victory against constant opposition,” or in other words how do we do the work when every victory involves constant struggle. My answer, most …
Some Lessons for Labor in Unite’s 100% Campaign
London The last several years the treat at the end of the trail has been lunch with an old friend and comrade somewhere in London’s Chinatown where we catch up on labor union developments and organizing around the world. Given developments in the USA where unions are contemplating losses of literally millions of members if …