Atlanta Attorney Bachmann called our attention recently to an article in Harpers’ Magazine. I had skipped by that piece reading with some fascination about the scams employed by a couple of young folks trying to make it down the Mississippi River on old oil drums. There are very few people (I think) who were …
Category: Ideas and Issues
Hawkers, Peddlers, and the Food Desert
Atlanta Following the halla bol in India earlier this week where hawkers, peddlers and smaller traders have joined with India FDI Watch Campaign to force more accountability from large big box corporate retail in that country, it may all seem very quaint to read and very “developing nation.” Many readers must sigh and think, …
Ickes: Last of a Breed
New Orleans Harold Ickes, Jr. may seem like the last of a breed, but he has been one of the great political organizers of this generation, usually way, way behind the scenes where what matters is the ability to get things done, rather than how much sugar he can put in everyone’s coffee. From time …