New Orleans I got a note from a long time ACORN organizer this morning reminding me of a conversation more than 30 years ago in which we were commenting on the uniqueness of ACORN having made it to 4 or 5 or 6 years old or whatever it might have been at that time. …
Category: Ideas and Issues
The Island of Buenos Aires
New Orleans Newscasts and news reports are full of discussion about the twin problems of fuel price increases and food shortages around the globe. Most center on steps being taken in India or Malaysia or elsewhere, but visiting with Ercilia Sahores, ACORN’s Latin American director, before her flight home this weekend underlined how universal …
On the Streets of Seoul
New Orleans The biggest demonstrations in Korea in 20 years are now on the streets of Seoul. More than 20,000 pushed towards the government offices the other day. The spark has been the importation of beef from the United States and ostensibly the threat of “mad cow” disease, but the undercurrent seems more deeply to …