New Orleans Young and stupid go together like peas in a pod. Sure, we all make mistakes. Sure, many of us were wild and crazy when we were younger. Sure, many of us eventually got our acts together, got a grip, and moved forward with our lives as best we could. It said something …
Category: Ideas and Issues
Labor Unions Struggling to Find Their Place in Paraguay
Asuncion The headquarters of the Confederacion Paraguaya de Trabajadores or CPT is located on a gritty street near central Asuncion named after an historic colonial general named Yergos. The imposing brick wall on the corner of the street hosts a small plaque that commemorates the location as the home of the federation. Walking through the …
Courts and Presidents Matter Everywhere
Asuncion Reading the headlines on-line as the Organizers’ Forum convened in Asuncion, Paraguay, it was hard to miss the chaos and clamor of the hearings in Congress on the nomination of Judge Brett Kavanagh for the US Supreme Court. President Trump, never happy if the lead headlines don’t mention him, managed to insert himself into …