New Orleans The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is trying to do something about the continuing polarization of our communities by race, class, and ethnicity, so let’s give them some credit for that. In a new rule last year they tried to put some teeth in the Fair Housing Act of 1968, by …
Republicans Dilemma: Can Fear and Hate Alone Win an Election?
http://chieforganizer.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/wadesworldjuly22.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple PodcastsNew Orleans Having just returned from euro-world, I have to admit that I was surprised I wasn’t asked more questions about Donald Trump. During George W’s time, the questions were endless and strident. War does that to people. Folks brought up Trump for sure, but mostly with …
Sorting Out French Labor Law – What a Country!
Paris Finishing up my hella-Euro-road trip as the heat hit the 90’s in Grenoble and Paris, I felt like I was catching the last train out of town before the whole country – and in fairness, most of Europe – shut down for the rest of the summer. You notice the small signs when almost …