Glasgow Under Siege

ACORN International Community Organizations International Community Organizing

            Glasgow          ACORN’s affiliate in Scotland is the Living Rent Union which has offices in both Edinburgh and Glasgow and branches and members elsewhere in this part of the United Kingdom.  Walking to our office from the central train station, the national coordinator Emma Saunders warned me that their offices were near St. George’s Square …

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Shareholder Democracy, Maybe?

Community Organizing DC Politics Economics

            Pearl River     Among the many, many myths of capitalism, especially at this late stage, is that shareholders have any real say in the direction of the companies where they hold stock.  Called shareholder democracy, it’s anything but.  The deck has always been stacked for management and incumbent board members, particularly in the collection of …

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