Buffalo Richard Lipsitz, the head of the Western New York Area Labor Federation of the AFL-CIO, sits at an interesting cross section. With the call to revive manufacturing he notes that his area may have less manufacturing jobs than it did, but, interestingly, he argues that the overall economy in metropolitan Buffalo has about the …
No Lines That Can’t be Crossed and No Conflicts in Trump World
Buffalo There are conflicts and there are conflicts, some are real and some are optical, but the bigger concern is simply the corporatization of government, public and foreign policy. The old saying, thought to have long ago been rejected, of “What’s good for GM is good for the country,” and essentially in that order, …
Many Calls for ACORN Resurgence
Atlanta Here’s an argument from a Democratic consultant working campaigns around the world who did some media work for us around 2006 and 2008. Copy of Article Democrats need return to ACORN-style organizing By Matthew McMillan, contributor – 12/12/16 08:00 PM EST In 2008, Barack Obama became America’s first black president and Democrats gained …