New Orleans Zeynep Tufekci, a professor at the University of North Carolina, wrote an interesting op-ed in the Times, headlined, “Does a Protest’s Size Matter?” The answer is easy: of course it does! But, that’s not the point she wants to underline. The professor wants to underscore the fact that a protest about something is …
Category: Organizing
Does Former SEIU President Andy Stern Really Advocate Labor Law Waivers?
New Orleans I know Jay Youngdahl, as an old friend and comrade, dating back to his father, H-1B visa lawyer Chris Colavecchio, when he introduced us in the early 1970s. Our building on Main Street in Little Rock, and the home of KABF radio and ACORN for years, was once the old Youngdahl law offices. …
Building a “Full Service Movement”
New Orleans The afterglow of the giant women’s marches around the country – and the world – has been warm and illuminating. Obviously the intriguing question is whether or not this is going to be a wonderful opening act or the beginning of long run engagement that could mold the future? Certainly all sides are …