New Orleans Front page headlines in the Times-Picayune had trumpeted the curious court battle around the removal of Occupy NOLA from Duncan Plaza across from City Hall to parts unknown. Mayor Mitch Landrieu had summarily pulled up the encampment only to have his hands slapped by a federal court judge ruling it was illegal and …
Category: Protests
Encampments Down, but Occupy Up: Occupy Marines
New Orleans The news is full of Occupy confusion. They are homesick for the encampments. Many of the big ones are going down. Los Angeles was evacuated with 1400 police from the LAPD and 300 arrests last night. Philly is down. There are a surprising number still up in places like New Orleans, Little Rock, …
Indian Government Deals Small Businesses a Hard Blow
New Orleans For years the India FDI Watch Campaign supported by ACORN International has campaigned to make sure that any modification in foreign direct investment would protect the 20,000,000 small retailers, birani shop keepers, brokers, and others would be done responsibly. Working to build a large, diverse national coalition, the …