Little Rock The state of California in an unusual and precedent setting move withdrew the state tax exempt status of Blue Cross Blue Shield of California. The Los Angeles Times said they did so “quietly,” but trust me on this one, their action will reverberate with a loud roar throughout the soft chairs and well-appointed …
Category: Ideas and Issues
Same-Sex Haters Can’t Compete with Corporate Sponsors
Little Rock It’s hard for the haters to adjust when they find that they are still hardcore and the American people have gone south on them, and even harder when the corporations that have often been lockstep sponsors of all of this hateration go the other way as well, because their politics are at the …
“Soft” Opening for Second Fair Grinds Coffeehouse on St. Claude
New Orleans They call it a “soft” opening because it’s a way to cushion the hard falls that come when something like a fair trade coffeehouse makes its debut. After three-and-a-half years running Fair Grinds Coffeehouse as a social enterprise supporting our organizing in another neighborhood, we aren’t exactly rookies anymore, but no matter …