New Orleans I get up early. That’s the way it’s always been. Today is one of the three days a week that the more than 175 year old Times-Picayune is actually delivered to our home. The once daily Times-Pic is also a sometimes delivery paper. At 430 am, I found it properly positioned on the steps of my porch. That makes 3 of 6 times …
Category: Ideas and Issues
Is History Important in Organizing and Social Change?
New Orleans An axiom of organizing in whatever form or fashion it occurs has always been that what matters is what you do tomorrow, not yesterday. This is particularly true for membership organizations where any accomplishment exponentially increases the expectation that the organization needs to produce even more today and tomorrow to meet the rising demands of its members. Given the …
Trolling on Craigslist, A New 419 Internet Scam
New Orleans In many cities Craigslist is the modern go-to site for buying and selling, having decimated its competition years ago in what’s left of the print industry. It’s a clunky site with nothing fancy to it, but, hey, it’s free, and it’s popular, and stuff moves, so many of us are all over it …