New Orleans Reading the New Orleans Times-Picayune this morning was troubling. I had thought about this problem before, but was confronted with too many telling and disturbing statistics to continue to ignore it today. Like everyone, I want to believe that Teach for America and similar programs are good, not just for the young folks …
Category: Organizing
Act Now to Really Enforce The CRA
Dauphine Island The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) passed in 1977 occupies a lot of space in my book, Citizen Wealth, because it is both arguably the single largest legislative victory achieved by community organizations over the last generation and because it has helped millions purchase homes, one of the most dramatic creators of citizen wealth …
Healthcare Reform by Email
Baltimore An email comes from the POTUS or President Obama as he’s more widely known, and you think, gee, something’s up. Maybe they are taking this fight seriously for a change? But, then you remember this is just an email, which is different from a real fight. Nonetheless those who are intent of fear mongering …