New Orleans Michelle Obama is doing a great high-profile job around children’s fitness and obesity. These are health issues that are critical in the community and deserve full support. But, how do we reconcile the fact that at the same time we’re reading about her initiatives here, we are also reading about children being dunned, …
Category: National Politics
Planned Parenthood Sting
Washington There is no such thing as total protection from the “politics of gotcha” in the modern environment of polarized politics. There is no question that Planned Parenthood has been in the bullseye for years from the zealots and anti-abortion activists. They had endured stings in the past, and knew in the wake of the …
Power and Paradox of Cloward & Piven “Breaking the Bank” Strategy
Toronto Fran Piven is a brilliant scholar and political theorist, still vitally engaged at the cutting edges of her work while still affiliated with CUNY’s Graduate Center, and someone I count as colleague and friend over our 40 years. We spoke months ago. She called for advice about how to handle the sudden interest in …