New Orleans As faithful readers know, August 9th was Quit Retail Day in India marking the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the anti-colonial movement in the country. This time the ACORN-supported India FDI Watch Campaign made the call throughout the coalition. 1500 people rallied in Mumbai. Good actions in Delhi (with photos in …
Category: Ideas and Issues
A Right to Collective Bargaining
New Orleans A couple of months ago Mary Rowles, the ace communications director for the British Columbia Government Employees Union (BCGUE), told me that there was a huge court decision that her union and others had won. She sent me all of the decisions and discussions. It was unbelievable. It seemed to be saying …
What’s Up With Newark’s Booker?
Washington Cory Booker is an interesting and talented young African-American politician now in his 2nd year of a huge challenge as mayor of Newark, New Jersey. He is the darling of the media and frequently followed by the Times. Even as a neophyte elected official, he is sometimes touted as an outside shot as …