New Orleans I knew it was coming, but I had crossed my fingers and hoped that it would not be so devastating. Unfortunately the numbers are in and minorities especially have taken devastating downturns in their citizen wealth or basic assets during the recession pushing previous progress back a generation. According to a recently released …
Category: National Politics
Singing the Songs of Hard Jobs at Low Pay
New Orleans Just like the next guy, I am a huge fan of anyone who agrees with me and sings verses of my songs, especially if by some total, blooming miracle it turns out to be on the op-ed page of the New York Times, but that is by god where Charles Blow rolls out …
Elizabeth Warren Can Work on the Outside
New Orleans Finally to the surprise of no one, President Obama whispered over the weekend that he would not be appointing Professor Elizabeth Warren to run the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Someone will do the job, and if Warren has spent her last year in the setup profitably, it would seem …