New Orleans The Iraq debacle proves to most of us every day the tragedy that accompanies a loss of irony and perspective. We go on a mission of mayhem and somehow expect to be greeted with open arms and parades, then after turning everything topsy turvey in the chaos, we are surprised that the …
Category: Ideas and Issues
Close in Sarasota
Tampa Rick Smith, the WARN organizing director, and I sat in the “war room” all day as the final reports came in on the verification of signatures for a precedent setting initiative petition in the City of Sarasota. As night fell we were still 58 signatures short of confirmation, so it is just a matter …
Lifeline Rates
Miami It’s hard to keep up. Thirty years ago one of the core ACORN issues in those days of fuel shortages and rising electricity and gas bills was utility rates. We campaigned extensively for what we called “lifeline” utility rates which would especially benefit lower income customers and people with fixed income. The way it …