Blind to the Crime

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            New Orleans       The headlines say that major crime is decreasing throughout the United States and its cities.  Crime still has some salience as a political issue, especially promoted by anti-urban, blue-city pundits and politicians on the right.  Maybe it’s even true, but it’s hard to say. The FBI reports significant declines.  The esteemed, …

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Sexual Harassment with a Union Label

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            Pearl River      I’ve known Ana Avendano for a long time.  I’ve never known her well, but over decades our paths would cross.  She was a lawyer for the AFL-CIO and had the immigration rights portfolio, when there seemed the promise of reform.  She was a guest at an ACORN National Board meeting in Little …

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