New Orleans I hate to admit it, but to me a billion dollars still seems like a whole lot of money. Unfortunately, I’m afraid saying so makes me hopelessly hide bound and old school. Why? Because the government seems to be passing out billion dollar fines like candy to banks, utility companies, oil …
Category: Financial Justice
Before We’re Flooded with Big Money, Let’s Build a Party Boat
New Orleans It can’t be a surprise that the Republican, rightwing majority in the Roberts’ Supreme Court looked for a minute at the law and a long time at the galloping growth of the rich and advancing inequality, and decided to follow the money. In a 5-4 decision the Supremes voted to unleash some of …
Finally, Lead Paint Poisoners Being Brought to Justice
New Orleans Having been part of a multi-year, ultimately unsuccessful campaign to force Sherwin-Williams to mitigate the damage its production of lead paint had done to low-and-moderate income communities and tens of thousands of innocent children who were poisoned by the company, I had followed closely the litigation against Sherwin-Williams, NL Industries, and ConAgra seeking …