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 …
Category: International
Latin American Report
New Orleans Ercilia Sahores, ACORN Latin American Director, has another week working at headquarters before returning to Buenos Aires where she supervises our program in Argentina, Mexico, Peru, and the Dominican Republic. We took the opportunity of her visit to have her give a presentation to any interested staff on Friday evening as the day …
A Win in Missouri and a Planton in Oaxaca
New Orleans Two notes from yesterday to pass on. One is some good news in Missouri at least temporarily. The final day of the legislative session passed on without the haters and baiters there succeeding in putting a measure on the November ballot requiring proof of citizenship to vote. Our own voting rights …