New Orleans As I stepped off the plane from Washington the news was running in the concourse and WWL at Channel 4 was airing a large segment with Louisiana ACORN announcing that Buddy Caldwell, the newly elected Attorney General here, had just been graded an F on a survey and report card released nationally on …
Category: Financial Justice
ACORN Trifecta Week
New Orleans This has been a big time victory week for ACORN as important announcements and events heralded long, hard work finally coming to fruition in New York, San Francisco, and Philadelphia. Interestingly, all of these initiatives touched on housing which is a flash point in these three cities and much of America now. …
Tax the Rich
San Juan Here’s an interesting survey that you don’t see every day. A lot of people in a lot of countries believe that the rich should be taxed more. A new Financial Times/Harris Poll of 8,748 adults in eight countries found that more than half of respondents in all countries believed the wealthy should be …